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WATER WATCH FOR
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
29.6 (
+1.3),
13.3 (
+1.3),
20.4 (
+1.4),
and
34.1 (
+1.6)
respectively. This is a
0% change since the last report on
September 11, 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:
46.88 inches [
57.53]
- Monthly total to date:
9.80
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:
+5.56 [
+4.35]
(
September
30)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
9/16/20 (Date)
- From:
Speights,Kilby, Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
TD Sally
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
242 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
17.256 MGD; Finish flow
15.568 MGD)
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