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WATER WATCH FOR
NOVEMBER 21, 2014
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
96% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
27.6 (
-0.7),
11.6 (
-0.4),
19.2 (
+0.2),
and
32.6 (
+0.1)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
November 14, 2014.
The median capacity for the current month is
94%,
average capacity is
87%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2013)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
46.79 inches [
3.60]
- Monthly total to date:
1.20
29 year
November average rainfall:
3.64
- Median drought year average through
November:
28.84 [
5.98]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-1.35 [
-3.98]
(
November
30)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
11/4/14 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
Lake Cohoon top valve open 1'
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
271 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.157 MGD; Finish flow
17.190 MGD)
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