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Public Utilities
Water Watch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 89% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.0 ( -0.3), 11.4 ( -0.6), 17.0 ( -2.0), and 29.5 ( -3.0) respectively.  This is a 10% change since the last report on September 7, 2018.  The median capacity for the current month is 95%, average capacity is 89%. (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: 34.47 inches [ 40.96]
  2. Monthly total to date: 2.62  29 year September average rainfall: 5.93
  3. Median drought year average through September: 24.83 [ 34.36]
  4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -7.06 [ -12.18] ( September  30)
  1. Emergency Wells: 
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)
  1. Beginning on: 9/10/18 (Date)
  2. From: LC,LK,LM,LS to Nansemond River
  3. Notes: Flood mitigation re Florence, Valves closed 9/14
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 244 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 15.252 MGD; Finish flow 16.725 MGD)

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