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WATER WATCH FOR JULY 22, 2016
 

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 100% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.4 ( +0.1), 11.9 ( -0.1), 19.2 ( +0.2), and 32.5 ( +0.0) respectively.  This is a 0% change since the last report on July 15, 2016.  The median capacity for the current month is 94%, average capacity is 93%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2015)
  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: 33.04 inches [ 47.60]
  2. Monthly total to date: 5.38  29 year July average rainfall: 5.48
  3. Median drought year average through July: 19.97 [ 29.32]
  4. Year to date ( surplus) against the 29 year average: +3.60 [ +7.31] ( July  31)
  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: 237 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 17.000 MGD; Finish flow 18.306 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