WATER WATCH FOR
SEPTEMBER 19, 2013
- 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),
11.4 (
-0.6),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.5 (
+0.0)
respectively. This is a
3% change since the last report on
Sepember 12, 2013.
The median capacity for the current month is
95%,
average capacity is
88%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2012)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
33.51 inches [
46.57]
- Monthly total to date:
0.37
29 year
September average rainfall:
5.79
- Median drought year average through
September:
24.83 [
34.36]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-7.13 [
-5.01]
(
September
30)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
(Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
All gates are closed
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
284 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.088 MGD; Finish flow
15.923 MGD)
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