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WATER WATCH FOR AUGUST 21, 2020
 

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 100% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.4 ( +0.1), 12.1 ( +0.1), 19.2 ( +0.2), and 32.6 ( +0.1) respectively.  This is a 0% change since the last report on August 14, 2020.  The median capacity for the current month is 97%, average capacity is 91%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2019)
  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: 36.60 inches [ 47.28]
  2. Monthly total to date: 8.65  29 year August average rainfall: 5.80
  3. Median drought year average through August: 23.22 [ 32.46]
  4. Year to date ( surplus) against the 29 year average: +1.13 [ +0.03] ( August  31)
  1. Emergency Wells: 
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( No)
  1. Beginning on:  (Date)
  2. From:  to
  3. Notes: SR TV open 1' 8/16-19
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 297 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 13.840 MGD; Finish flow 15.410 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