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WATER WATCH FOR
OCTOBER 24, 2014
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
97% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.3 (
+0.0),
11.4 (
-0.6),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a
2% change since the last report on
October 17, 2014.
The median capacity for the current month is
93%,
average capacity is
87%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2013)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
45.11 inches [
1.92]
- Monthly total to date:
1.92
29 year
October average rainfall:
3.90
- Median drought year average through
October:
27.04 [
2.08]
- Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average:
+0.67 [
-1.98]
(
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:
273 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.584 MGD; Finish flow
16.712 MGD)
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