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WATER WATCH FOR
OCTOBER 8, 2015
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.5 (
+0.2),
12.2 (
+0.2),
19.3 (
+0.3),
and
32.7 (
+0.2)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
October 2, 2015.
The median capacity for the current month is
93%,
average capacity is
87%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2014)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
45.45 inches [
4.11]
- Monthly total to date:
4.11
29 year
October average rainfall:
3.96
- Median drought year average through
October:
27.04 [
1.88]
- Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average:
+0.81 [
+0.15]
(
October
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
(Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
All gates were closed October 6
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
259 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.916 MGD; Finish flow
18.214 MGD)
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