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WATER WATCH FOR SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
 

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 92% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.0 ( -0.3), 11.8 ( -0.2), 17.4 ( -1.6), and 29.8 ( -2.7) respectively.  This is a 8% change since the last report on August 29, 2019.  The median capacity for the current month is 95%, average capacity is 89%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2018)
  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: 36.31 inches [ 48.39]
  2. Monthly total to date: 0.96  5.2229 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: -3.91 [ -3.80] ( September  30)
  1. Emergency Wells: 
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)
  1. Beginning on: September 2 (Date)
  2. From: Cohoon, Kilby, Meade, Speights to Nansemond River
  3. Notes: Reservoir drawdown
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 258 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 14.813 MGD; Finish flow 16.368 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