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WATER WATCH FOR
OCTOBER 13, 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),
12.0 (
+0.0),
16.9 (
-2.1),
and
32.2 (
-0.3)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
October 6, 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:
38.12 inches [
0.74]
- Monthly total to date:
0.74
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:
-7.72 [
-3.55]
(
October
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
(Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
All gates are closed
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
231 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
16.537 MGD; Finish flow
18.281 MGD)
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