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WATER WATCH FOR
OCTOBER 26, 2018
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
89% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
26.6 (
-1.7),
11.7 (
-0.3),
17.7 (
-1.3),
and
32.1 (
-0.4)
respectively. This is a
2% change since the last report on
October 19, 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:
38.09 inches [
2.80]
- Monthly total to date:
2.80
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:
-7.79 [
-1.54]
(
October
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
10/15/18 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
Cohoon top valve open 100% 10/22
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
253 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.588 MGD; Finish flow
16.521 MGD)
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