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WATER WATCH FOR SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
 

  1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 100% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 29.0 ( +0.7), 12.6 ( +0.6), 19.5 ( +0.5), and 32.7 ( +0.2) respectively.  This is a 0% change since the last report on September 3, 2020.  The median capacity for the current month is 95%, average capacity is 89%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2019)
  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: 42.85 inches [ 53.50]
  2. Monthly total to date: 5.77  29 year September average rainfall: 5.83
  3. Median drought year average through September: 24.83 [ 34.36]
  4. Year to date ( surplus) against the 29 year average: +1.53 [ +0.32] ( September  30)
  1. Emergency Wells: 
  1. Reservoir water transfers: ( No)
  1. Beginning on:  (Date)
  2. From:  to
  3. Notes: SR TV open 2' 9/09-11
  4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 258 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 16.137 MGD; Finish flow 15.531 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