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WATER WATCH FOR
NOVEMBER 17, 2017
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
94% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
27.1 (
-1.2),
11.6 (
-0.4),
18.9 (
-0.1),
and
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a
2% change since the last report on
November 9, 2017.
The median capacity for the current month is
95%,
average capacity is
88%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2016)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
41.22 inches [
3.84]
- Monthly total to date:
1.12
29 year
November average rainfall:
3.73
- Median drought year average through
November:
28.84 [
5.98]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-8.40 [
-4.18]
(
November
30)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
11/13/17 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon, Kilby to
Meade
- Notes:
lake Cohoon valve open 11/13, Kilby 11/17
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
262 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.322 MGD; Finish flow
16.697 MGD)
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