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Public Utilities
Water Watch

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 97% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.3 ( +0.0), 11.4 ( -0.6), 19.1 ( +0.1), and 32.5 ( +0.0) respectively.  This is a 3% change since the last report on Sepember 12, 2013.  The median capacity for the current month is 95%, average capacity is 88%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2012)
  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: 33.51 inches [ 46.57]
  2. Monthly total to date: 0.37  29 year September average rainfall: 5.79
  3. Median drought year average through September: 24.83 [ 34.36]
  4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -7.13 [ -5.01] ( September  30)
  1. Emergency Wells: 
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( No)
  1. Beginning on:  (Date)
  2. From:  to
  3. Notes: All gates are closed
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 284 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 14.088 MGD; Finish flow 15.923 MGD)

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