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WATER WATCH FOR NOVEMBER 22, 2017
 

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 93% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 26.9 ( -1.4), 11.9 ( -0.1), 18.4 ( -0.6), and 32.5 ( +0.0) respectively.  This is a 1% change since the last report on November 17, 2017.  The median capacity for the current month is 95%, average capacity is 88%. (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: 41.32 inches [ 3.84]
  2. Monthly total to date: 1.22  29 year November average rainfall: 3.73
  3. Median drought year average through November: 28.84 [ 5.98]
  4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -8.30 [ -4.08] ( November  30)
  1. Emergency Wells: 
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)
  1. Beginning on: 11/13/17 (Date)
  2. From: Cohoon, Kilby to Meade
  3. Notes: Lake Cohoon valve open, Kilby partly open
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 239 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 15.832 MGD; Finish flow 17.146 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