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WATER WATCH FOR
NOVEMBER 16, 2018
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.3 (
+0.0),
12.3 (
+0.3),
19.5 (
+0.5),
and
32.8 (
+0.3)
respectively. This is a
5% change since the last report on
November 9, 2018.
The median capacity for the current month is
94%,
average capacity is
88%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2017)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
41.67 inches [
6.33]
- Monthly total to date:
2.26
29 year
November average rainfall:
3.62
- Median drought year average through
November:
28.84 [
5.98]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-7.91 [
-1.64]
(
November
30)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
(Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
Cohoon valve closed 100% 11/05
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
273 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.656 MGD; Finish flow
16.368 MGD)
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