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Public Utilities
Water Watch

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 88% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 26.7 ( -1.6), 11.7 ( -0.3), 17.6 ( -1.4), and 30.4 ( -2.1) respectively.  This is a 2% change since the last report on September 20, 2019.  The median capacity for the current month is 95%, average capacity is 89%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2018)
  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: 39.07 inches [ 51.15]
  2. Monthly total to date: 2.76  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: -2.11 [ -2.00] ( September  30)
  1. Emergency Wells: 
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)
  1. Beginning on: September 13 (Date)
  2. From: Cohoon to Meade
  3. Notes: Cohoon TV, BV open
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 240 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 15.219 MGD; Finish flow 16.647 MGD)

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