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WATER WATCH FOR
JUNE 30, 2017
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
99% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.3 (
+0.0),
11.7 (
-0.3),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
June 22, 2017.
The median capacity for the current month is
99%,
average capacity is
96%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2016)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
22.30 inches [
36.71]
- Monthly total to date:
3.29
29 year
June average rainfall:
4.81
- Median drought year average through
June:
16.10 [
25.87]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-1.60 [
+1.19]
(
June
30)
- Emergency Wells:
No
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
6/30/17 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
Top gate open 1'
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
216 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
18.292 MGD; Finish flow
19.703 MGD)
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