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WATER WATCH FOR
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
92% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.0 (
-0.3),
11.8 (
-0.2),
17.4 (
-1.6),
and
29.8 (
-2.7)
respectively. This is a
8% change since the last report on
August 29, 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:
36.31 inches [
48.39]
- Monthly total to date:
0.96
5.2229 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:
-3.91 [
-3.80]
(
September
30)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
- Beginning on:
September 2 (Date)
- From:
Cohoon, Kilby, Meade, Speights to
Nansemond River
- Notes:
Reservoir drawdown
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
258 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.813 MGD; Finish flow
16.368 MGD)
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