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WATER WATCH FOR SEPTEMBER 1, 2017
 

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 100% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.4 ( +0.1), 12.1 ( +0.1), 19.2 ( +0.2), and 32.3 ( -0.2) respectively.  This is a 0% change since the last report on August 25, 2017.  The median capacity for the current month is 95%, average capacity is 89%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2016)
  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: 34.25 inches [ 48.66]
  2. Monthly total to date: 0.00  5.7829 year September average rainfall: 6.12
  3. Median drought year average through September: 24.83 [ 34.36]
  4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -7.49 [ -4.42] ( September  30)
  1. Emergency Wells: 
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)
  1. Beginning on: 8/25/17 (Date)
  2. From: Cohoon,SR, Kilby to Meade
  3. Notes: Valves partly open
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 269 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 15.356 MGD; Finish flow 16.815 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