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WATER WATCH FOR
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
97% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.3 (
+0.0),
11.3 (
-0.7),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a
2% change since the last report on
August 28, 2014.
The median capacity for the current month is
95%,
average capacity is
89%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2013)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
37.34 inches [
52.95]
- Monthly total to date:
0.83
4.0529 year
September average rainfall:
5.59
- Median drought year average through
September:
24.83 [
34.36]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-3.06 [
+0.73]
(
September
30)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
9/4/14 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
LC top valve open 6"
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
260 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.494 MGD; Finish flow
17.472 MGD)
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