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WATER WATCH FOR JULY 28, 2017
 

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 98% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.0 ( -0.3), 11.9 ( -0.1), 19.2 ( +0.2), and 32.4 ( -0.1) respectively.  This is a 2% change since the last report on July 21, 2017.  The median capacity for the current month is 95%, average capacity is 91%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2016)
  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: 27.52 inches [ 41.93]
  2. Monthly total to date: 5.22  29 year July average rainfall: 5.73
  3. Median drought year average through July: 19.97 [ 29.32]
  4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -2.09 [ +0.64] ( July  31)
  1. Emergency Wells: 
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)
  1. Beginning on: 7/27/17 (Date)
  2. From: Speights Run to Kilby
  3. Notes: Bottom valve open 1', LC closed 7/27
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 242 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 16.423 MGD; Finish flow 18.169 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