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WATER WATCH FOR APRIL 20, 2012
 

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 98% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.4 ( +0.1), 11.6 ( -0.4), 19.1 ( +0.1), and 32.5 ( +0.0) respectively.  This is a 1% change since the last report on April 13, 2012.  The median capacity for the current month is 100%, average capacity is 99%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2011)
  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: 8.35 inches [ 14.46]
  2. Monthly total to date: 0.35  29 year April average rainfall: 3.65
  3. Median drought year average through April: 9.93 [ 18.42]
  4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -6.53 [ -11.38] ( April  30)
  1. Emergency Wells:  Are OFF except for normal maintenance pumpling.
  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: 246 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 15.898 MGD; Finish flow 18.126 MGD)

Department of Public Utilities
Lake Kilby Treatment Facility • 105 Maury Place • Suffolk VA 23434
Phone (757) 539-2201ext. 222 or Fax (757) 539-7608