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WATER WATCH FOR July 10, 2020
 

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 100%% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.1' ( -0.2), 11.8' ( -0.2), 19.1' ( +0.1), and 32.5' ( +0.0) respectively.  This is a 0% change since the last report on July 3, 2020.  The median capacity for the current month is 96%%, average capacity is 93%%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2019)
  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: 26.97 inches [ 37.65]
  2. Monthly total to date: .49"  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: -2.70 [ -3.69] ( July  31)
  1. Emergency Wells:  OFF
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( YES)
  1. Beginning on: July 1, 2020 (Date)
  2. From: Cohoon  to Meade
  3. Notes: Top valve open 6"
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 272 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 15.122 MGD; Finish flow 16.223  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