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WATER WATCH FOR SEPTEMBER 11, 2015
 

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 92% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 26.6 ( -1.7), 11.6 ( -0.4), 19.1 ( +0.1), and 32.5 ( +0.0) respectively.  This is a 0% change since the last report on September 4, 2015.  The median capacity for the current month is 95%, average capacity is 89%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2014)
  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: 35.50 inches [ 46.22]
  2. Monthly total to date: 0.41  29 year September average rainfall: 5.72
  3. Median drought year average through September: 24.83 [ 34.36]
  4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -5.24 [ -5.53] ( September  30)
  1. Emergency Wells: 
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)
  1. Beginning on: 8/26/15 (Date)
  2. From: Cohoon to Meade
  3. Notes: Top LC Gate open 100%
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 249 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 15.308 MGD; Finish flow 16.819 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