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WATER WATCH FOR NOVEMBER 17, 2006
 

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 100% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 29.0 ( +0.7), 12.7 ( +0.7), 19.5 ( +.05), and 33.4 ( +0.9) respectively.  This is a 0% change since the last report on November 10, 2006.  The median capacity for the current month is 92%, average capacity is 86%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2005)
  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: 56.68 inches [ 11.50]
  2. Monthly total to date: 5.47  29 year November average rainfall: 3.33
  3. Median drought year average through November: 29.32 [ 5.98]
  4. Year to date ( surplus) against the 29 year average: +8.97 [ +2.18] ( November  30)
  1. Emergency Wells:  Are OFF except for normal maintenance pumpling.
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( No)
  1. Beginning on: __________ (Date)
  2. From: __________ to __________
  3. Notes: Kilby Floodgate open 1' 11/15
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 230 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 16.143 MGD; Finish flow 15.012 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