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Public Utilities
Water Watch

AUGUST 9, 2019

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 99% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.4 ( +0.1), 11.8 ( -0.2), 19.2 ( +0.2), and 32.6 ( +0.1) respectively.  This is a 3% change since the last report on August 2, 2019.  The median capacity for the current month is 96%, average capacity is 91%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2018)
  1. Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
  1. Current year to date: 33.38 inches [ 45.46]
  2. Monthly total to date: 2.29  29 year August average rainfall: 5.83
  3. Median drought year average through August: 23.22 [ 32.46]
  4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -1.91 [ -1.76] ( August  31)
  1. Emergency Wells: 
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( No)
  1. Beginning on:  (Date)
  2. From:  to
  3. Notes:
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 274 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 14.862 MGD; Finish flow 16.211 MGD)

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