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WATER WATCH FOR
JUNE 6, 2013
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
99% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.4 (
+0.1),
11.9 (
-0.1),
18.7 (
-0.3),
and
32.6 (
+0.1)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
May 31, 2013.
The median capacity for the current month is
98%,
average capacity is
96%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2012)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
17.85 inches [
30.91]
- Monthly total to date:
0.70
3.3129 year
June average rainfall:
4.55
- Median drought year average through
June:
16.10 [
25.87]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-5.41 [
-4.11]
(
June
30)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
6/6/13 (Date)
- From:
Kilby to
Meade
- Notes:
Kilby gate was opened.
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
248 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.928 MGD; Finish flow
18.158 MGD)
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