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WATER WATCH FOR AUGUST 31, 2018
 

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 99% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.2 ( -0.1), 11.8 ( -0.2), 19.1 ( +0.1), and 32.5 ( +0.0) respectively.  This is a 1% change since the last report on August 24, 2018.  The median capacity for the current month is 96%, average capacity is 91%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2017)
  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: 31.66 inches [ 38.15]
  2. Monthly total to date: 2.58  29 year August average rainfall: 5.94
  3. Median drought year average through August: 23.22 [ 32.46]
  4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -3.92 [ -9.06] ( August  31)
  1. Emergency Wells: 
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)
  1. Beginning on: 8/27/18 (Date)
  2. From: Cohoon to Meade
  3. Notes: LC TV open 1'
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 267 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 15.270 MGD; Finish flow 16.745 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