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Public Utilities
Water Watch

MAY 24, 2019

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 99% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.3 ( +0.0), 11.8 ( -0.2), 19.1 ( +0.1), and 32.5 ( +0.0) respectively.  This is a 1% change since the last report on May 17, 2019.  The median capacity for the current month is 100%, average capacity is 98%. (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: 18.66 inches [ 30.74]
  2. Monthly total to date: 1.81  29 year May average rainfall: 4.22
  3. Median drought year average through May: 12.78 [ 20.91]
  4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -0.17 [ -0.05] ( May  31)
  1. Emergency Wells: 
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)
  1. Beginning on: 05/23/19 (Date)
  2. From: Cohoon to Meade
  3. Notes: Cohoon top valve open 1'
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 257 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 15.331 MGD; Finish flow 16.805 MGD)

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