DROUGHT EXERCISE - Afternoon Potomac flow and demand update (Friday 09/16/2015)

Submitted by admin1 on Wed, 09/16/2015 - 14:00

(SIMULATED) Daily Flows:
Little Falls gage flow 09/15/15: 210 MGD (320 cfs)
Little Falls gage flow 09/16/15: 310 MGD (est., based on most
recently available real time data) (473 cfs)
Note: Gage flow at Little Falls is measured after water
supply withdrawals.
Point of Rocks flow 09/15/15: 610 MGD (940 cfs)
Point of Rocks flow 09/16/15: 570 MGD (est., based on recently
available real time data) (880 cfs)

(ACTUAL) Today's estimated demand (09/16/11) P.M.:
WSSC P.M. estimated demand: 180 MGD
FW P.M. estimated demand: 160 MGD
Aqueduct P.M. estimated demand: 135 MGD
Total P.M. estimated demand: 475 MGD

(ACTUAL) Tomorrow's estimated demand (09/17/11):
WSSC estimated demand: 180 MGD
FW estimated demand: 160 MGD
Aqueduct estimated demand: 130 MGD
Total estimated demand: 470 MGD

SIMULATED operations for today (09/16/15): Same as morning requests.

Fairfax Water (SIMULATED):
Per operational preference
Be advised that a load shift of up to 20 MGD to Occoquan may be
required on short notice.

WSSC (SIMULATED):
Priority 1: keep Patuxent withdrawals as close to 30 MGD as possible.
Priority 2: keep Potomac withdrawals as steady as possible.

Seneca (SIMULATED release date, time, amount in MGD):
No release from Little Seneca Reservoir is scheduled today.

Aqueduct (SIMULATED):
Little Falls: continue with 100 MGD withdrawal
Great Falls: Gate 1 at 1.1 and Gate 2 at 1.1

North Branch Reservoirs (SIMULATED):
There are currently no releases from the North Branch reservoirs.

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PM Report
Enhanced Operations
Drought Exercise
Operational Change