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WATER WATCH FOR NOVEMBER 20, 2020
 

  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), 12.1 ( +0.1), 19.2 ( +0.2), and 32.6 ( +0.1) respectively.  This is a 0% change since the last report on November 13, 2020.  The median capacity for the current month is 94%, average capacity is 88%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2019)
  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: 58.90 inches [ 9.09]
  2. Monthly total to date: 7.37  29 year November average rainfall: 3.54
  3. Median drought year average through November: 28.84 [ 5.98]
  4. Year to date ( surplus) against the 29 year average: +9.63 [ +1.15] ( November  30)
  1. Emergency Wells: 
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( No)
  1. Beginning on: 11/10/20 (Date)
  2. From:  to
  3. Notes: Gates closed LK 11/15, LS 11/16
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 280 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 14.324 MGD; Finish flow 15.678 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