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WATER WATCH FOR MAY 31, 2019
 

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 99% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.1 ( -0.2), 11.9 ( -0.1), 19.2 ( +0.2), and 32.5 ( +0.0) respectively.  This is a 0% change since the last report on May 24, 2019.  The median capacity for the current month is 100%, average capacity is 98%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2018)
  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: 19.40 inches [ 31.48]
  2. Monthly total to date: 2.55  29 year May average rainfall: 4.22
  3. Median drought year average through May: 12.78 [ 20.91]
  4. Year to date ( surplus) against the 29 year average: +0.63 [ +0.79] ( May  31)
  1. Emergency Wells: 
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)
  1. Beginning on: 05-23-2019 (Date)
  2. From: Cohoon to Meade
  3. Notes: Cohoon top valve open 1' 5/23
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 242 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 16.250 MGD; Finish flow 17.382 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