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WATER WATCH FOR
SEPTEMBER 15, 2017
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
95% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.1 (
-0.2),
11.9 (
-0.1),
18.0 (
-1.0),
and
31.0 (
-1.5)
respectively. This is a
4% change since the last report on
September 8, 2017.
The median capacity for the current month is
95%,
average capacity is
89%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2016)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
36.57 inches [
50.98]
- Monthly total to date:
2.32
29 year
September average rainfall:
6.12
- Median drought year average through
September:
24.83 [
34.36]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-5.17 [
-2.18]
(
September
30)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
8/25/17 (Date)
- From:
Kilby to
Meade
- Notes:
LC,LM,LS valves closed, LK partly open
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
233 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
17.008 MGD; Finish flow
18.208 MGD)
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