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WATER WATCH FOR JULY 27, 2018
 

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 100% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.6 ( +0.3), 12.2 ( +0.2), 19.3 ( +0.3), and 32.6 ( +0.1) respectively.  This is a 0% change since the last report on July 20, 2018.  The median capacity for the current month is 95%, average capacity is 93%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2017)
  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: 27.70 inches [ 34.19]
  2. Monthly total to date: 6.44  29 year July average rainfall: 5.81
  3. Median drought year average through July: 19.97 [ 29.32]
  4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -1.95 [ -7.09] ( July  31)
  1. Emergency Wells: 
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)
  1. Beginning on: 7/24/18 (Date)
  2. From: Speights Run to Kilby
  3. Notes: SR opened for upland flooding mitigation
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 286 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 14.247 MGD; Finish flow 15.766 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