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WATER WATCH FOR
OCTOBER 27, 2017
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
91% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
26.8 (
-1.5),
11.9 (
-0.1),
16.7 (
-2.3),
and
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
October 20, 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:
38.89 inches [
1.51]
- Monthly total to date:
1.51
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:
-6.95 [
-2.78]
(
October
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
10/16/17 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
Lake Cohoon valve open
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
248 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.157 MGD; Finish flow
16.790 MGD)
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