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WATER WATCH FOR
NOVEMBER 2, 2018
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
92% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
26.6 (
-1.7),
11.8 (
-0.2),
18.6 (
-0.4),
and
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a
3% change since the last report on
October 26, 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:
39.38 inches [
4.09]
- Monthly total to date:
0.02
4.0729 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:
-10.15 [
-3.88]
(
November
30)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
10/15/18 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
Cohoon top valve open 100% 10/22
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
250 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.898 MGD; Finish flow
16.855 MGD)
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