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WATER WATCH FOR SEPTEMBER 28, 2018
 

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 89% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 27.4 ( -0.9), 11.6 ( -0.4), 17.0 ( -2.0), and 30.6 ( -1.9) respectively.  This is a 1% change since the last report on September 21, 2018.  The median capacity for the current month is 95%, average capacity is 89%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2017)
  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: 35.27 inches [ 41.76]
  2. Monthly total to date: 3.42  29 year September average rainfall: 5.93
  3. Median drought year average through September: 24.83 [ 34.36]
  4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -6.26 [ -11.38] ( September  30)
  1. Emergency Wells: 
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)
  1. Beginning on: 9/10/18 (Date)
  2. From: Cohoon to Meade
  3. Notes: Cohoon top valve open
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 241 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 15.408 MGD; Finish flow 16.895 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