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WATER WATCH FOR
JUNE 5, 2015
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
99% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.2 (
-0.1),
11.9 (
-0.1),
19.2 (
+0.2),
and
32.6 (
+0.1)
respectively. This is a
2% change since the last report on
May 29, 2015.
The median capacity for the current month is
98%,
average capacity is
96%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2014)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
19.03 inches [
29.75]
- Monthly total to date:
1.80
1.5029 year
June average rainfall:
4.73
- Median drought year average through
June:
16.10 [
25.87]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-4.33 [
-4.71]
(
June
30)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
5/28/15 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
Cohoon gate closed 6/3
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
253 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.633 MGD; Finish flow
18.038 MGD)
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