WATER WATCH FOR
OCTOBER 4, 2019
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
85% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
25.7 (
-2.6),
11.9 (
-0.1),
17.8 (
-1.2),
and
30.4 (
-2.1)
respectively. This is a
3% change since the last report on
September 27, 2019.
The median capacity for the current month is
95%,
average capacity is
89%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2018)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
39.07 inches [
0.00]
- Monthly total to date:
0.00
2.7629 year
October average rainfall:
4.38
- Median drought year average through
October:
27.04 [
2.08]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-6.39 [
-4.38]
(
October
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
September 13 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
Cohoon bottom valve open
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
226 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.645 MGD; Finish flow
17.101 MGD)
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