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Public Utilities
Water Watch

OCTOBER 10, 2008

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 87% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 25.3 ( -3.0), 11.6 ( -0.4), 19.0 ( +0.0), and 32.4 ( -0.1) respectively.  This is a 2% change since the last report on October 3, 2008.  The median capacity for the current month is 91%, average capacity is 85%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2007)
  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: 37.65 inches [ 0.03]
  2. Monthly total to date: 0.03  29 year October average rainfall: 3.81
  3. Median drought year average through October: 27.04 [ 2.08]
  4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -6.45 [ -3.78] ( October  31)
  1. Emergency Wells:  Are OFF except for normal maintenance pumpling.
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( No)
  1. Beginning on: 6/9/08 (Date)
  2. From: __________ to __________
  3. Notes: L Kilby gate closed 100% 9/29
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 240 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 13.761 MGD; Finish flow 15.795 MGD)

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