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WATER WATCH FOR
MAY 31, 2019
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
99% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.1 (
-0.2),
11.9 (
-0.1),
19.2 (
+0.2),
and
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
May 24, 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:
19.40 inches [
31.48]
- Monthly total to date:
2.55
29 year
May average rainfall:
4.22
- Median drought year average through
May:
12.78 [
20.91]
- Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average:
+0.63 [
+0.79]
(
May
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
05-23-2019 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
Cohoon top valve open 1' 5/23
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
242 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
16.250 MGD; Finish flow
17.382 MGD)
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