|
WATER WATCH FOR
JUNE 29, 2018
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.4 (
+0.1),
12.0 (
+0.0),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
June 22, 2018.
The median capacity for the current month is
99%,
average capacity is
96%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2017)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
21.26 inches [
27.75]
- Monthly total to date:
4.78
29 year
June average rainfall:
4.78
- Median drought year average through
June:
16.10 [
25.87]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-2.53 [
-7.72]
(
June
30)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
(Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
Lake Cohoon top valve gate closed 6/25
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
282 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.161 MGD; Finish flow
15.809 MGD)
|