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WATER WATCH FOR
OCTOBER 9, 2020
- 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),
12.1 (
+0.1),
19.3 (
+0.3),
and
31.8 (
-0.7)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
October 2, 2020.
The median capacity for the current month is
93%,
average capacity is
87%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2019)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
49.81 inches [
0.00]
- Monthly total to date:
0.00
29 year
October average rainfall:
4.44
- Median drought year average through
October:
27.04 [
2.08]
- Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average:
+4.08 [
-4.34]
(
October
31)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
9/28/20 (Date)
- From:
Speights Run to
Kilby
- Notes:
SR top gate open 1'
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
275 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.875 MGD; Finish flow
15.761 MGD)
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