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WATER WATCH FOR
NOVEMBER 28, 2014
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.7 (
+0.4),
12.3 (
+0.3),
19.3 (
+0.3),
and
32.7 (
+0.2)
respectively. This is a
4% change since the last report on
november 21, 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:
50.22 inches [
7.03]
- Monthly total to date:
4.63
29 year
November average rainfall:
3.64
- Median drought year average through
November:
28.84 [
5.98]
- Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average:
+1.99 [
-0.67]
(
November
30)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
(Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
Lake Cohoon top valve closed 11/24
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
270 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.874 MGD; Finish flow
17.695 MGD)
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