WATER WATCH FOR
OCTOBER 5, 2018
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
88% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
26.9 (
-1.4),
11.7 (
-0.3),
17.0 (
-2.0),
and
30.8 (
-1.7)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
September 28, 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:
35.29 inches [
41.78]
- Monthly total to date:
0.00
3.4429 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:
-10.59 [
-4.34]
(
October
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
9/10/18 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon, Kilby to
Meade
- Notes:
Cohoon top valve open; Kilby valve open 3" 10/03
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
244 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.980 MGD; Finish flow
16.643 MGD)
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