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Public Utilities
Water
Watch
AUGUST 23, 2019
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),
12.0 (
+0.0),
19.4 (
+0.4),
and
32.8 (
+0.3)
respectively. This is a 1% change since the last report on
August 16, 2019.
The median capacity for the current month is
96%,
average capacity is91%.
(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:
32.97 inches [
48.05]
Monthly total to date:
4.88
29 year
August average rainfall:
5.83
Median drought year average through
August: 23.22[
32.46]
Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average: +0.68[
+0.83]
(
August31)
Emergency Wells:
Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
Beginning on:
(Date)
From:
to
Notes:
All gates are closed
Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
274 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.057 MGD; Finish flow
16.541 MGD)
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