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WATER WATCH FOR
OCTOBER 12, 2018
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
90% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
26.8 (
-1.5),
12.0 (
+0.0),
17.2 (
-1.8),
and
31.6 (
-0.9)
respectively. This is a
2% change since the last report on
October 5, 2018.
The median capacity for the current month is
94%,
average capacity is
87%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2017)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
37.71 inches [
2.42]
- Monthly total to date:
2.42
29 year
October average rainfall:
4.34
- Median drought year average through
October:
27.04 [
2.08]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-8.17 [
-1.92]
(
October
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
(Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
Cohoon valve and Kilby valve closed 10/11
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
251 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.933 MGD; Finish flow
16.778 MGD)
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