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WATER WATCH FOR NOVEMBER 3, 2017
 

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 92% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 26.9 ( -1.4), 11.9 ( -0.1), 17.8 ( -1.2), and 32.5 ( +0.0) respectively.  This is a 1% change since the last report on October 27, 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: 40.10 inches [ 2.72]
  2. Monthly total to date: 0.00  2.7229 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: -9.52 [ -5.30] ( November  30)
  1. Emergency Wells: 
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)
  1. Beginning on: 10/16/17 (Date)
  2. From: Cohoon to Meade
  3. Notes: Lake Cohoon valve open
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 251 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 14.880 MGD; Finish flow 16.519 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