Public Utilities
Customer Service Office
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Mon. - Fri.)
757-393-8524
FAX 757-397-6350
Public Utilities
Water
Watch
OCTOBER 29, 2010
Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 100% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
28.6 (
+0.3),
12.3 (
+0.3),
19.3 (
+0.3),
and
32.9 (
+0.4)
respectively. This is a 0% change since the last report on
October 22, 2010.
The median capacity for the current month is
92%,
average capacity is85%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2009)
Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
Current year to date:
44.75 inches [
3.30]
Monthly total to date:
3.30
29 year
October average rainfall:
3.79
Median drought year average through
October: 27.04[
2.08]
Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average: +0.71[
-0.49]
(
October31)
Emergency Wells:
Are OFF except for normal maintenance pumpling.
Reservoir water transfers: (
No)
Beginning on:
__________ (Date)
From:
__________ to
__________
Notes:
__________
Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
252 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
15.167 MGD; Finish flow
16.184 MGD)
City of Portsmouth, Virginia ·
All Rights Reserved ·
Portsmouth City Hall · 801 Crawford Street · Portsmouth, VA 23704 ·
757-393-8000