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WATER WATCH FOR OCTOBER 2, 2020
 

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 100% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.6 ( +0.3), 12.3 ( +0.3), 19.4 ( +0.4), and 32.7 ( +0.2) respectively.  This is a 0% change since the last report on September 25, 2020.  The median capacity for the current month is 93%, average capacity is 87%. (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: 49.81 inches [ 0.00]
  2. Monthly total to date: 0.00  12.7329 year October average rainfall: 4.44
  3. Median drought year average through October: 27.04 [ 2.08]
  4. Year to date ( surplus) against the 29 year average: +4.05 [ -4.34] ( October  31)
  1. Emergency Wells: 
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)
  1. Beginning on: 9/28/20 (Date)
  2. From: Speights Run to Kilby
  3. Notes: SR top gate open 1'
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 281 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 14.645 MGD; Finish flow 15.527 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