2019 Annual WMA Drought Exercise, Afternoon Potomac flow and demand update (Wednesday 2019-11-20)

Submitted by admin1 on Wed, 11/20/2019 - 09:00

NOTE: In our twice daily reports for the 2019 exercise we are reporting ACTUAL basin flows and system withdrawals, and SIMULATED recommended operations

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ACTUAL CONDITIONS REPORTED BELOW

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Daily Flows:
Little Falls gage flow 2019-11-19: 1790 MGD (2770 cfs)
Little Falls gage flow 2019-11-20: 1745 MGD (est., based on recently available real time data) (2700 cfs)
Note: Gage flow at Little Falls is measured after water supply withdrawals.

Point of Rocks flow 2019-11-19: 1616 MGD (2500 cfs)
Point of Rocks flow 2019-11-20: 1487 MGD (est., based on recently available real time data) (2300 cfs)

Tomorrow's estimated production* (2019-11-21):
FW estimated production:155 MGD
WSSC estimated production:141 MGD
Aqueduct estimated production:135 MGD
Total estimated production:431 MGD
*Based on CO-OP daily demand forecasting models

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SIMULATED CONDITIONS AND DROUGHT OPERATIONS APPEAR BELOW

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Recommended operations for today (2019-11-20 P.M.):
No (SIMULATED) operational changes recommended for this afternoon.

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AM Report
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Drought Exercise