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WATER WATCH FOR
MAY 3, 2013
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.4 (
+0.1),
12.1 (
+0.1),
19. (
+0.2),
and
32.6 (
+0.1)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
April 26, 2013.
The median capacity for the current month is
100%,
average capacity is
98%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2012)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
14.09 inches [
27.15]
- Monthly total to date:
0.25
3.5129 year
May average rainfall:
3.99
- Median drought year average through
May:
12.78 [
20.91]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-4.26 [
-2.63]
(
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:
272 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.615 MGD; Finish flow
16.518 MGD)
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