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Public Utilities
Water Watch

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

  1. 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), 12.1 ( +0.1), 19.2 ( +0.2), and 32.6 ( +0.1) respectively.  This is a 0% change since the last report on November 23, 2018.  The median capacity for the current month is 94%, average capacity is 88%. (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: 42.50 inches [ 7.21]
  2. Monthly total to date: 2.96  29 year November average rainfall: 3.62
  3. Median drought year average through November: 28.84 [ 5.98]
  4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -7.18 [ -0.94] ( November  30)
  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: 262 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 15.357 MGD; Finish flow 16.704 MGD)

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