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WATER WATCH FOR MARCH 23, 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), 12.3 ( +0.3), 19.4 ( +0.4), and 32.8 ( +0.3) respectively.  This is a 0% change since the last report on March 16, 2018.  The median capacity for the current month is 100%, average capacity is 98%. (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: 8.80 inches [ 15.29]
  2. Monthly total to date: 3.71  29 year March average rainfall: 4.33
  3. Median drought year average through March: 7.80 [ 16.55]
  4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -2.21 [ -7.37] ( March  31)
  1. Emergency Wells: 
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( No)
  1. Beginning on:  (Date)
  2. From:  to
  3. Notes: All gates are closed
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 243 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 16.293 MGD; Finish flow 17.799 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