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WATER WATCH FOR
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
29.0 (
+0.7),
12.6 (
+0.6),
19.5 (
+0.5),
and
32.7 (
+0.2)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
September 3, 2020.
The median capacity for the current month is
95%,
average capacity is
89%.
(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:
42.85 inches [
53.50]
- Monthly total to date:
5.77
29 year
September average rainfall:
5.83
- Median drought year average through
September:
24.83 [
34.36]
- Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average:
+1.53 [
+0.32]
(
September
30)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
(Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
SR TV open 2' 9/09-11
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
258 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
16.137 MGD; Finish flow
15.531 MGD)
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