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WATER WATCH FOR
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
92% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
26.5 (
-1.8),
11.7 (
-0.3),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
September 11, 2015.
The median capacity for the current month is
95%,
average capacity is
89%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2014)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
36.85 inches [
47.57]
- Monthly total to date:
1.76
29 year
September average rainfall:
5.72
- Median drought year average through
September:
24.83 [
34.36]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-3.89 [
-4.22]
(
September
30)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
(Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
Cohoon valve closed 9/14
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
253 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.072 MGD; Finish flow
16.821 MGD)
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