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WATER WATCH FOR
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
90% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
27.4 (
-0.9),
11.5 (
-0.5),
18.2 (
-0.8),
and
30.4 (
-2.1)
respectively. This is a
2% change since the last report on
September 13, 2019.
The median capacity for the current month is
95%,
average capacity is
89%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2018)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
39.07 inches [
51.15]
- Monthly total to date:
2.76
29 year
September average rainfall:
5.93
- Median drought year average through
September:
24.83 [
34.36]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-2.11 [
-2.00]
(
September
30)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
September 13 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
Cohoon top valve open
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
253 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.030 MGD; Finish flow
16.563 MGD)
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