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WATER WATCH FOR
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
90% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
27.9 (
-0.4),
11.6 (
-0.4),
16.8 (
-2.2),
and
30.3 (
-2.2)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
September 14, 2018.
The median capacity for the current month is
95%,
average capacity is
89%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2017)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
34.96 inches [
41.45]
- Monthly total to date:
3.11
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:
-6.57 [
-11.69]
(
September
30)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
9/10/18 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
Cohoon top valve open
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
260 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.378 MGD; Finish flow
15.925 MGD)
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