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WATER WATCH FOR
MAY 22, 2020
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.5 (
+0.2),
12.2 (
+0.2),
19.3 (
+0.3),
and
32.7 (
+0.2)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
May 15, 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:
20.39 inches [
31.07]
- Monthly total to date:
2.73
29 year
May average rainfall:
4.16
- Median drought year average through
May:
12.78 [
20.91]
- Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average:
+1.46 [
+0.31]
(
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:
268 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.860 MGD; Finish flow
16.252 MGD)
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