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WATER WATCH FOR MAY 22, 2015
 

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 99% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.3 ( +0.0), 11.8 ( -0.2), 19.1 ( +0.1), and 32.5 ( +0.0) respectively.  This is a 1% change since the last report on May 15, 2015.  The median capacity for the current month is 100%, average capacity is 98%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2014)
  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: 17.22 inches [ 27.94]
  2. Monthly total to date: 1.50  29 year May average rainfall: 3.94
  3. Median drought year average through May: 12.78 [ 20.91]
  4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -1.43 [ -1.96] ( May  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: 253 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 15.613 MGD; Finish flow 17.867 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