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WATER WATCH FOR
SEPTEMBER 27, 2013
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
95% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.3 (
+0.0),
10.9 (
-1.1),
19.1 (
+0.1),
and
32.5 (
-0.1)
respectively. This is a
2% change since the last report on
September 19, 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:
34.18 inches [
47.24]
- Monthly total to date:
1.04
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:
-6.46 [
-4.36]
(
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:
273 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.316 MGD; Finish flow
16.836 MGD)
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