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Public Utilities
Water
Watch
OCTOBER 2, 2020
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),
19.4 (
+0.4),
and
32.7 (
+0.2)
respectively. This is a 0% change since the last report on
September 25, 2020.
The median capacity for the current month is
93%,
average capacity is87%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2019)
Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets
Current year to date:
49.81 inches [
0.00]
Monthly total to date:
0.0012.7329 year
October average rainfall:
4.44
Median drought year average through
October: 27.04[
2.08]
Year to date (
surplus) against the 29 year average: +4.05[
-4.34]
(
October31)
Emergency Wells:
Reservoir water transfers: (
Yes)
Beginning on:
9/28/20 (Date)
From:
Speights Run to
Kilby
Notes:
SR top gate open 1'
Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and
rainfall:
281 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow
14.645 MGD; Finish flow
15.527 MGD)
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