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WATER WATCH FOR
SEPTEMBER 23, 2016
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
29.0 (
+0.7),
12.8 (
+0.8),
19.8 (
+0.8),
and
33.4 (
+0.9)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
September 16, 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:
54.16 inches [
68.72]
- Monthly total to date:
13.96
29 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:
+12.82 [
+16.65]
(
September
30)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
9/20/16 (Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
Gates @ LM, LK, LS open for storm to 9/23
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
254 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
16.367 MGD; Finish flow
17.365 MGD)
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