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WATER WATCH FOR
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
94% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.0 (
-0.3),
11.9 (
-0.1),
16.6 (
-2.4),
and
31.6 (
-0.9)
respectively. This is a
1% change since the last report on
September 22, 2017.
The median capacity for the current month is
95%,
average capacity is
89%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2016)
- Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
- Current year to date:
37.38 inches [
51.79]
- Monthly total to date:
3.13
29 year
September average rainfall:
6.12
- Median drought year average through
September:
24.83 [
34.36]
- Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average:
-4.36 [
-1.40]
(
September
30)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
8/25/17 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon to
Meade
- Notes:
Valves adjusted to maintain Meade levels
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
228 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
17.072 MGD; Finish flow
18.335 MGD)
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