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WATER WATCH FOR
SEPTEMBER 2, 2016
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
94% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
27.6 (
-0.5),
11.3 (
-0.7),
19.0 (
+0.0),
and
32.0 (
-0.5)
respectively. This is a
2% change since the last report on
August 26, 2016.
The median capacity for the current month is
95%,
average capacity is
89%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2015)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
41.35 inches [
55.91]
- Monthly total to date:
1.15
1.4529 year
September average rainfall:
5.66
- Median drought year average through
September:
24.83 [
34.36]
- Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average:
+0.01 [
+2.69]
(
September
30)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
8/23/16 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon, Kilby, Speights to
Meade & Nansemond
- Notes:
Storm drawdown
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
256 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.330 MGD; Finish flow
18.232 MGD)
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