WATER WATCH FOR
OCTOBER 20, 2017
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
91% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
27.0 (
-1.3),
11.9 (
-0.1),
16.8 (
-2.2),
and
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
October 13, 2017.
The median capacity for the current month is
94%,
average capacity is
87%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2016)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
38.49 inches [
1.11]
- Monthly total to date:
1.11
29 year
October average rainfall:
4.29
- Median drought year average through
October:
27.04 [
2.08]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-7.35 [
-3.18]
(
October
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
10/16/17 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon, Kilby to
Meade
- Notes:
LC open, Kilby open
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
240 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.843 MGD; Finish flow
17.588 MGD)
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