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WATER WATCH FOR
MARCH 6, 2015
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.9 (
+0.6),
12.5 (
+0.5),
19.7 (
+0.7),
and
33.2 (
+0.7)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
February 27, 2015.
The median capacity for the current month is
100%,
average capacity is
98%.
(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:
7.90 inches [
18.62]
- Monthly total to date:
1.26
2.9329 year
March average rainfall:
4.10
- Median drought year average through
March:
7.80 [
16.55]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-3.09 [
-3.60]
(
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:
187 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
17.718 MGD; Finish flow
20.736 MGD)
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