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WATER WATCH FOR
MARCH 27, 2020
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.6 (
+0.3),
12.3 (
+0.3),
19.4 (
+0.4),
and
32.8 (
+0.3)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
March 20, 2020.
The median capacity for the current month is
100%,
average capacity is
98%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2019)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
12.13 inches [
22.81]
- Monthly total to date:
3.17
29 year
March average rainfall:
4.19
- Median drought year average through
March:
7.78 [
16.55]
- Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average:
+1.11 [
+0.09]
(
March
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
(Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
All gates are closed
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
298 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
13.534 MGD; Finish flow
15.332 MGD)
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