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WATER WATCH FOR AUGUST 14, 2009
 

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 96% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 27.1 ( -1.2), 12.1 ( +0.1), 19.2 ( +0.2), and 32.6 ( +0.1) respectively.  This is a 1% change since the last report on August 7, 2009.  The median capacity for the current month is 94%, average capacity is 90%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2008)
  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: 29.89 inches [ 41.05]
  2. Monthly total to date: 3.82  29 year August average rainfall: 5.85
  3. Median drought year average through August: 23.22 [ 32.46]
  4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -4.64 [ -4.50] ( August  31)
  1. Emergency Wells:  Are OFF except for normal maintenance pumpling.
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( No)
  1. Beginning on: __________ (Date)
  2. From: __________ to __________
  3. Notes: Top valve @ Cohoon gatehouse closed 8/07
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 225 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 16.131 MGD; Finish flow 16.218 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