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WATER WATCH FOR
NOVEMBER 13, 2020
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
29.5 (
+1.2),
13.7 (
+1.7),
20.5 (
+1.5),
and
32.5 (
+2.0)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
November 6, 2020.
The median capacity for the current month is
94%,
average capacity is
88%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2019)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
58.72 inches [
8.91]
- Monthly total to date:
7.19
29 year
November average rainfall:
3.54
- Median drought year average through
November:
28.84 [
5.98]
- Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average:
+9.45 [
+0.97]
(
November
30)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
11/10/20 (Date)
- From:
Speights,Kilby to
Meade
- Notes:
Gates open for storm Eta
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
279 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.347 MGD; Finish flow
15.580 MGD)
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