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WATER WATCH FOR OCTOBER 11, 2019
 

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 82% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 25.0 ( -3.3), 11.8 ( -0.2), 17.7 ( -1.3), and 30.5 ( -2.0) respectively.  This is a 3% change since the last report on October 4, 2019.  The median capacity for the current month is 95%, average capacity is 89%. (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: 39.31 inches [ 0.24]
  2. Monthly total to date: 0.24  29 year October average rainfall: 4.38
  3. Median drought year average through October: 27.04 [ 2.08]
  4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -6.15 [ -4.14] ( October  31)
  1. Emergency Wells: 
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)
  1. Beginning on: September 13 (Date)
  2. From: Cohoon to Meade
  3. Notes: Cohoon BV open
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 231 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 14.326 MGD; Finish flow 15.867 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