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WATER WATCH FOR
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
89% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.0 (
-0.3),
11.4 (
-0.6),
17.0 (
-2.0),
and
29.5 (
-3.0)
respectively. This is a
10% change since the last report on
September 7, 2018.
The median capacity for the current month is
95%,
average capacity is
89%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2017)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
34.47 inches [
40.96]
- Monthly total to date:
2.62
29 year
September average rainfall:
5.93
- Median drought year average through
September:
24.83 [
34.36]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-7.06 [
-12.18]
(
September
30)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
9/10/18 (Date)
- From:
LC,LK,LM,LS to
Nansemond River
- Notes:
Flood mitigation re Florence, Valves closed 9/14
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
244 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.252 MGD; Finish flow
16.725 MGD)
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