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WATER WATCH FOR
OCTOBER 10, 2013
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
97% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
27.7 (
-0.6),
11.8 (
-0.2),
19.5 (
+0.5),
and
32.8 (
+0.3)
respectively. This is a
4% change since the last report on
October 4, 2013.
The median capacity for the current month is
92%,
average capacity is
86%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2012)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
37.13 inches [
2.95]
- Monthly total to date:
2.95
29 year
October average rainfall:
3.84
- Median drought year average through
October:
27.04 [
2.08]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-7.15 [
-0.87]
(
October
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
9/30/13 (Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
Lake Cohoon gates closed 100% 10/10
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
265 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.039 MGD; Finish flow
16.734 MGD)
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