WATER WATCH FOR
OCTOBER 31, 2014
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
96% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.4 (
+0.1),
11.1 (
-0.9),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.4 (
-0.1)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
October 24, 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:
45.59 inches [
2.40]
- Monthly total to date:
2.40
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:
+1.09 [
-1.50]
(
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:
274 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.363 MGD; Finish flow
16.625 MGD)
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