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Public Utilities
Water Watch

JUNE 22, 2018

  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 1% change since the last report on June 15, 2018.  The median capacity for the current month is 99%, average capacity is 96%. (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: 19.67 inches [ 26.16]
  2. Monthly total to date: 2.93  29 year June average rainfall: 4.78
  3. Median drought year average through June: 16.10 [ 25.87]
  4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -4.12 [ -9.31] ( June  30)
  1. Emergency Wells: 
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)
  1. Beginning on: 6/21/18 (Date)
  2. From: Cohoon to Meade
  3. Notes: LC valve TV open 6"
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 262 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 15.073 MGD; Finish flow 16.529 MGD)

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