Weather conditions and operational recommendations remain the same as this morning.
Daily Flows:
Little Falls gage flow 09/17: 500 MGD (780 cfs)
Little Falls gage flow 09/18: 620 MGD (est., based on most recently available real time data) (955 cfs)
Note: Gage flow at Little Falls is measured after water supply withdrawals.
Point of Rocks flow 09/17: 940 MGD (1450 cfs)
Point of Rocks flow 09/18: 1010 MGD (est., based on recently available real time data) (1560 cfs)
Today's estimated demand (09/18/10) P.M.:
WSSC P.M. estimated demand: 195 MGD
FW P.M. estimated demand: 190 MGD
Aqueduct P.M. estimated demand: 160 MGD
Total P.M. estimated demand: 545 MGD
Tomorrow's estimated demand (09/19/10) P.M.:
WSSC estimated demand: 195 MGD
FW estimated demand: 200 MGD
Aqueduct estimated demand: 145 MGD
Total estimated demand: 540 MGD
Recommended operations for today (09/18/10):
Fairfax Water:
Shift withdrawals to the Potomac as much as operationally feasible.
WSSC:
Shift withdrawals to the Potomac as much as operationally feasible.
Seneca (release date, time, amount in MGD):
No release from Little Seneca Reservoir is scheduled today.
Aqueduct:
Per operational preference.
North Branch Reservoirs:
Luke target reduced to 243 cfs. Extra water above 243 cfs will be coming from water quality storage.
Information on the release provided by the Baltimore COE appears in the table below:
Date: JR water quality: JR water supply: Savage: Total at Luke (incl. local inflow):
Sept. 10-12 95 cfs 274 cfs 55 cfs 435 cfs
Sept. 13 92 cfs 248 cfs 55 cfs 405 cfs
Sept. 14 88 cfs 193 cfs 55 cfs 351 cfs
Sept. 15 88 cfs 232 cfs 55 cfs 390 cfs