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WATER WATCH FOR DECEMBER 28, 2007
 

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 95% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 27.2 ( -1.1), 11.6 ( -0.4), 19.1 ( +0.1), and 32.5 ( +0.0) respectively.  This is a 6% change since the last report on December 21, 2007.  The median capacity for the current month is 96%, average capacity is 89%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2006)
  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: 34.13 inches [ 8.84]
  2. Monthly total to date: 3.32  29 year December average rainfall: 3.35
  3. Median drought year average through December: 32.81 [ 8.09]
  4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -16.78 [ -1.92] ( December  31)
  1. Emergency Wells:  0
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( No)
  1. Beginning on: L Prince pumpover begun 9/11 (Date)
  2. From: __________ to __________
  3. Notes: LC valves closed 12/27
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 236 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 14.518 MGD; Finish flow 15.516 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