City of Portsmouth Logo

 

WATER WATCH FOR JULY 11, 2014
 

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 98% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 18.6 ( +0.3), 12.2 ( +0.2), 18.5 ( -.05), and 31.8 ( -0.7) respectively.  This is a 2% change since the last report on July 3, 2014.  The median capacity for the current month is 94%, average capacity is 93%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2013)
  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: 27.32 inches [ 42.93]
  2. Monthly total to date: 4.33  29 year july average rainfall: 5.42
  3. Median drought year average through july: 19.97 [ 29.32]
  4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -1.34 [ +3.32] ( july  31)
  1. Emergency Wells: 
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( No)
  1. Beginning on: June 30 (Date)
  2. From:  to
  3. Notes: LS gate closed 7/10, Lk gate closed 7/11
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 250 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 15.908 MGD; Finish flow 18.313 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