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WATER WATCH FOR
OCTOBER 7, 2016
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
99% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.4 (
+0.1),
12.0 (
+0.0),
18.8 (
-0.2),
and
32.0 (
-0.5)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
September 30, 2016.
The median capacity for the current month is
94%,
average capacity is
87%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2015)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
54.95 inches [
0.53]
- Monthly total to date:
0.53
14.2229 year
October average rainfall:
3.97
- Median drought year average through
October:
27.04 [
2.08]
- Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average:
+9.18 [
-2.08]
(
October
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
10/06/2016 (Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
Gates @ LC, LK, LM, LS open for storm
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
254 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
16.117 MGD; Finish flow
17.411 MGD)
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