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WATER WATCH FOR FEBRUARY 7, 2020
 

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 100% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.9 ( +0.6), 12.6 ( +0.6), 19.9 ( +0.9), and 33.5 ( +1.0) respectively.  This is a 0% change since the last report on January 31, 2020.  The median capacity for the current month is 100%, average capacity is 97%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2019)
  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: 6.57 inches [ 17.25]
  2. Monthly total to date: 2.37  4.2029 year February average rainfall: 3.02
  3. Median drought year average through February: 5.28 [ 12.99]
  4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -0.21 [ -1.15] ( February  29)
  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: 282 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 14.095 MGD; Finish flow 15.704 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