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WATER WATCH FOR
MAY 6, 2016
- 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),
12.5 (
+0.5),
19.7 (
+0.7),
and
33.3 (
+0.8)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
April 29, 2016.
The median capacity for the current month is
100%,
average capacity is
99%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2015)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
19.04 inches [
33.60]
- Monthly total to date:
3.46
2.7729 year
May average rainfall:
3.92
- Median drought year average through
May:
12.78 [
20.91]
- Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average:
+0.13 [
+3.57]
(
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:
240 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
16.632 MGD; Finish flow
17.729 MGD)
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