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WATER WATCH FOR OCTOBER 3, 2008
 

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 89% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 25.3 ( -3.0), 12.0 ( -0.0), 19.1 ( +0.1), and 32.5 ( +0.0) respectively.  This is a 1% change since the last report on September 29, 2008.  The median capacity for the current month is 91%, average capacity is 85%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2007)
  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: 37.62 inches [ 46.95]
  2. Monthly total to date: 0.03  29 year October average rainfall: 3.81
  3. Median drought year average through October: 27.04 [ 2.08]
  4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -2.66 [ +4.13] ( October  31)
  1. Emergency Wells:  0.0
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( No)
  1. Beginning on: __________ (Date)
  2. From: __________ to __________
  3. Notes: __________
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall:  days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 14.269 MGD; Finish flow 15.478 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