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Public Utilities
Water Watch

JULY 6, 2018

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 98% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.0 ( -0.3), 11.8 ( -0.2), 19.0 ( +0.0), and 32.5 ( +0.0) respectively.  This is a 2% change since the last report on June 29, 2018.  The median capacity for the current month is 95%, average capacity is 93%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2017)
  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: 21.31 inches [ 27.80]
  2. Monthly total to date: 0.05  4.5229 year July average rainfall: 5.81
  3. Median drought year average through July: 19.97 [ 29.32]
  4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -8.34 [ -13.53] ( July  31)
  1. Emergency Wells: 
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)
  1. Beginning on: 7/2/18 (Date)
  2. From: Cohoon to Meade
  3. Notes: LC valve TV open 1'
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 260 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 15.266 MGD; Finish flow 16.861 MGD)

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