Drought exercise simulation day: August 24 2022.
Water supply releases from the North Branch reservoirs are continuing. Today's target flow at the Luke USGS gage remains at 375 cfs. The Little Seneca release remains at 30 MGD.
SIMULATED Daily Flows:
Little Falls gage flow 08/23: 130 MGD (200 cfs)
Little Falls gage flow 08/24: 200 MGD (est., based on most recently available real time data) (313 cfs)
Note: Gage flow at Little Falls is measured after water supply withdrawals.
Point of Rocks flow 08/23: 520 MGD (810 cfs)
Point of Rocks flow 08/24: 580 MGD (est., based on recently available real time data) (900 cfs)
Today's estimated demand (08/24/22) P.M.:
ACTUAL WSSC P.M. estimated demand: 172 MGD
ACTUAL FW P.M. estimated demand: 158 MGD
ACTUAL Aqueduct P.M. estimated demand: 145 MGD
SIMULATED LW total estimated demand: 34 MGD
SIMULATED LW WTP estimated demand: 6 MGD
SIMULATED - Recommended operations for today (08/24/22):
Fairfax Water:
Maintain Occoquan withdrawal at 100 MGD.
WSSC:
Maintain Patuxent withdrawal at 30 MGD.
Seneca (release date, time, amount in MGD):
Continue the 30 MGD release from Little Seneca Reservoir for today.
Aqueduct:
Keep withdrawing all water from Little Falls in order to maintain the Great Falls flow-by.
Loudoun Water:
Maintain water treatment plant production at 20 MGD and quarry withdrawal at 20 MGD.
North Branch Reservoirs:
Today's Luke target is 375 cfs.