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WATER WATCH FOR
OCTOBER 6, 2017
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
92% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
27.6 (
-0.7),
11.8 (
-0.2),
16.6 (
-2.4),
and
31.7 (
-0.8)
respectively. This is a
2% change since the last report on
September 29, 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:
37.38 inches [
51.79]
- Monthly total to date:
0.00
3.1329 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:
-8.46 [
-4.29]
(
October
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
8/25/17 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
Valves adjusted to maintain Meade levels
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
234 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
16.407 MGD; Finish flow
17.945 MGD)
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