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Public Utilities
Water Watch

OCTOBER 27, 2017

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 91% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 26.8 ( -1.5), 11.9 ( -0.1), 16.7 ( -2.3), and 32.5 ( +0.0) respectively.  This is a 0% change since the last report on October 20, 2017.  The median capacity for the current month is 94%, average capacity is 87%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2016)
  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: 38.89 inches [ 1.51]
  2. Monthly total to date: 1.51  29 year October average rainfall: 4.29
  3. Median drought year average through October: 27.04 [ 2.08]
  4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -6.95 [ -2.78] ( October  31)
  1. Emergency Wells: 
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)
  1. Beginning on: 10/16/17 (Date)
  2. From: Cohoon to Meade
  3. Notes: Lake Cohoon valve open
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 248 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 15.157 MGD; Finish flow 16.790 MGD)

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