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WATER WATCH FOR NOVEMBER 8, 2019
 

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 87% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 25.4 ( -2.9), 11.3 ( -0.7), 19.1 ( +0.1), and 32.5 ( +0.0) respectively.  This is a 0% change since the last report on November 1, 2019.  The median capacity for the current month is 94%, average capacity is 88%. (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: 44.64 inches [ 5.57]
  2. Monthly total to date: 0.50  29 year November average rainfall: 3.60
  3. Median drought year average through November: 28.84 [ 5.98]
  4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -4.48 [ -2.46] ( November  30)
  1. Emergency Wells: 
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)
  1. Beginning on: Septmeber 29 (Date)
  2. From: Cohoon to Meade
  3. Notes: Cohoon top valve open 1'
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 244 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 14.370 MGD; Finish flow 15.971 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