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WATER WATCH FOR
SEPTEMBER 9, 2016
- Portsmouth's reservoirs are at
100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.4 (
+0.1),
12.1 (
+0.1),
19.2 (
+0.2),
and
32.6 (
+0.1)
respectively. This is a
6% change since the last report on
September 2, 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:
45.83 inches [
60.39]
- Monthly total to date:
5.63
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:
+4.23 [
+8.32]
(
September
30)
- Emergency Wells:
- Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
- Beginning on:
(Date)
- From:
to
- Notes:
All gates are closed 9/4 and 9/6 after Hermine
- Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
251 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
16.610 MGD; Finish flow
17.934 MGD)
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