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WATER WATCH FOR AUGUST 28, 2014
 

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 99% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.3 ( +0.0), 11.7 ( -0.3), 19.0 ( +0.0), and 32.4 ( -0.1) respectively.  This is a 1% change since the last report on August 22, 2014.  The median capacity for the current month is 94%, average capacity is 90%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2013)
  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: 36.51 inches [ 52.12]
  2. Monthly total to date: 4.05  29 year August average rainfall: 6.08
  3. Median drought year average through August: 23.22 [ 32.46]
  4. Year to date ( surplus) against the 29 year average: +1.73 [ +6.22] ( August  31)
  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: 266 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 15.300 MGD; Finish flow 17.557 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