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WATER WATCH FOR SEPTEMBER 26, 2014
 

  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), 12.1 ( +0.1), 19.3 ( +0.3), and 32.7 ( +0.2) respectively.  This is a 0% change since the last report on September 19, 2014.  The median capacity for the current month is 96%, average capacity is 89%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2013)
  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: 43.04 inches [ 58.65]
  2. Monthly total to date: 6.53  29 year September average rainfall: 5.59
  3. Median drought year average through September: 24.83 [ 34.36]
  4. Year to date ( surplus) against the 29 year average: +2.64 [ +7.03] ( September  30)
  1. Emergency Wells: 
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( No)
  1. Beginning on:  (Date)
  2. From:  to
  3. Notes: All gates are closed
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 285 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 14.441 MGD; Finish flow 16.216 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