WATER WATCH FOR
MAY 1, 2020
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.8 (
+0.5),
12.4 (
+0.4),
19.3 (
+0.3),
and
32.9 (
+0.4)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
April 24, 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:
17.66 inches [
28.34]
- Monthly total to date:
0.00
4.8929 year
May average rainfall:
4.16
- Median drought year average through
May:
12.78 [
20.91]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-1.27 [
-2.42]
(
May
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:
284 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.006 MGD; Finish flow
15.625 MGD)
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