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WATER WATCH FOR
OCTOBER 2, 2015
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.3 (
+0.0),
12.3 (
+0.3),
19.4 (
+0.4),
and
32.3 (
-0.2)
respectively. This is a
10% change since the last report on
September 25, 2015.
The median capacity for the current month is
93%,
average capacity is
87%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2014)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
43.17 inches [
1.83]
- Monthly total to date:
1.83
6.2529 year
October average rainfall:
3.96
- Median drought year average through
October:
27.04 [
1.88]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-1.47 [
-2.13]
(
October
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
9/30/15 (Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
Gates for L Meade, L Kilby, and L Speight open
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
256 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
16.122 MGD; Finish flow
18.566 MGD)
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