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WATER WATCH FOR DECEMBER 6, 2019
 

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 88% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 25.6 ( -2.7), 11.7 ( -0.3), 19.2 ( +0.2), and 32.6 ( +0.1) respectively.  This is a 1% change since the last report on November 29, 2019.  The median capacity for the current month is 98%, average capacity is 91%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2018)
  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: 47.80 inches [ 8.20]
  2. Monthly total to date: 0.46  2.6729 year December average rainfall: 3.77
  3. Median drought year average through December: 32.47 [ 8.09]
  4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -5.56 [ -3.46] ( December  31)
  1. Emergency Wells: 
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( No)
  1. Beginning on:  (Date)
  2. From:  to
  3. Notes: Cohoon valve closed 11/26
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 253 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 13.797 MGD; Finish flow 15.668 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