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WATER WATCH FOR OCTOBER 26, 2007
 

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 76% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 24.6 ( -3.7), 10.9 ( -1.1), 18.2 ( -0.8), and 29.6 ( -2.9) respectively.  This is a 6% change since the last report on October 19, 2007.  The median capacity for the current month is 92%, average capacity is 85%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2006)
  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: 28.75 inches [ 2.43]
  2. Monthly total to date: 3.46  29 year October average rainfall: 3.85
  3. Median drought year average through October: 27.41 [ 2.08]
  4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -13.82 [ +1.26] ( October  31)
  1. Emergency Wells:  3.0
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)
  1. Beginning on: 6/18/07; L Prince pumpover begun 9/11 (Date)
  2. From: Cohoon to Meade
  3. Notes: LC valves open
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 184 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 15.8 MGD; Finish flow 16.8 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