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WATER WATCH FOR MAY 26, 2017
 

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 100% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.5 ( +0.2), 12.2 ( +0.2), 19.3 ( +0.3), and 32.8 ( +0.3) respectively.  This is a 0% change since the last report on May 19, 2017.  The median capacity for the current month is 100%, average capacity is 98%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2016)
  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: 18.49 inches [ 32.90]
  2. Monthly total to date: 4.94  29 year May average rainfall: 4.17
  3. Median drought year average through May: 12.78 [ 20.91]
  4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -0.49 [ +2.18] ( 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 15.780 MGD; Finish flow 16.719 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