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WATER WATCH FOR
NOVEMBER 7, 2014
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
95% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.2 (
-0.1),
11.0 (
-1.0),
19.2 (
+0.2),
and
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
October 31, 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:
46.03 inches [
2.84]
- Monthly total to date:
0.44
2.4029 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:
-2.11 [
-4.71]
(
November
30)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
11/04/14 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
Lake Cohoon top valve open 1'
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
268 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.582 MGD; Finish flow
16.466 MGD)
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