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WATER WATCH FOR
OCTOBER 4, 2013
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
93% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
27.8 (
-0.5),
10.8 (
-1.2),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.4 (
-0.1)
respectively. This is a
2% change since the last report on
September 27, 2013.
The median capacity for the current month is
92%,
average capacity is
86%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2012)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
34.18 inches [
0.00]
- Monthly total to date:
0.00
1.0429 year
October average rainfall:
3.84
- Median drought year average through
October:
27.08 [
2.08]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-10.10 [
-3.72]
(
October
31)
- Emergency Wells:
3.2
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
09/30/13 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
Lake Cohoon TV open 100%
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
253 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.264 MGD; Finish flow
17.420 MGD)
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