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WATER WATCH FOR JULY 7, 2017
 

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 100% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.2 ( -0.1), 12.0 ( +0.0), 19.2 ( +0.2), and 32.6 ( +0.1) respectively.  This is a 1% change since the last report on June 30, 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: 24.61 inches [ 39.02]
  2. Monthly total to date: 2.31  3.2929 year July average rainfall: 5.73
  3. Median drought year average through July: 19.97 [ 39.32]
  4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -5.00 [ -2.17] ( July  31)
  1. Emergency Wells: 
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( No)
  1. Beginning on:  (Date)
  2. From:  to
  3. Notes: Lake Cohoon gate closed 7/05
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 250 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 16.142 MGD; Finish flow 17.559 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