DROUGHT EXERCISE - Afternoon simulated Potomac flow and demand update (Saturday 10/04/2014) - DROUGHT EXERCISE

Submitted by admin1 on Sat, 10/04/2014 - 14:00

SIMULATED SCENARIO: Flow and weather conditions remain unchanged from this morning’s email.

THE FLOWS, DEMANDS, AND DISCHARGES REPORTED BELOW REFLECT ACTUAL CONDITIONS:

Daily Flows:
Little Falls gage flow 10/03: 1610 MGD (2490 cfs)
Little Falls gage flow 10/04: 1620 MGD (est., based on most recently available real time data) (2500 cfs)
Note: Gage flow at Little Falls is measured after water supply withdrawals.
Point of Rocks flow 10/03: 1270 MGD (1960 cfs)
Point of Rocks flow 10/04: 1400 MGD (est., based on recently available real time data) (2160 cfs)

Today's estimated demand (10/04/14) P.M.:
WSSC P.M. estimated demand: 165 MGD
FW P.M. estimated demand: 155 MGD
Aqueduct P.M. estimated demand: 128 MGD
Total P.M. estimated demand: 448 MGD

Tomorrow's estimated demand (10/05/14):
WSSC estimated demand: 165 MGD
FW estimated demand: 165 MGD
Aqueduct estimated demand: 130 MGD
Total estimated demand: 460 MGD

SIMULATED - Recommended operations for today (10/04/14):

Fairfax Water (SIMULATED):
Withdrawals can be made per operational preference.

WSSC (SIMULATED):
Maintain 40 mgd shift to the Patuxent as requested this morning. Potomac withdrawals per operational preference.

Seneca (release date, time, amount in MGD) (SIMULATED):
No release scheduled.

Aqueduct (SIMULATED):
Load shift 50 mgd to Little Falls. Great Falls per operational preference.

North Branch Reservoirs (SIMULATED):
Today's target at the Luke gage is 250 cfs.

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