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WATER WATCH FOR
MAY 24, 2019
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
99% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.3 (
+0.0),
11.8 (
-0.2),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
May 17, 2019.
The median capacity for the current month is
100%,
average capacity is
98%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2018)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
18.66 inches [
30.74]
- Monthly total to date:
1.81
29 year
May average rainfall:
4.22
- Median drought year average through
May:
12.78 [
20.91]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-0.17 [
-0.05]
(
May
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
05/23/19 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
Cohoon top valve open 1'
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
257 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.331 MGD; Finish flow
16.805 MGD)
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