The Appomattox River Water Authority was formed in the 1960s to own/operate a regional water supply and sell drinking water to the cities of Colonial Heights and Petersburg as well as Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and Prince George counties. The information below is updated frequently to communicate current information on Chesdin Reservoir and its environment.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Reservoir Update
The reservoir level recovered quite rapidly last Friday and we were able to close the cone valve around 2:00 p.m.. so all the flow would go over the spillway. The reservoir level continued to rise over the weekend. This morning he flow past the Matoaca gauge downstream, 1130 cfs, is the equivalent of a little more than 7 inches of water over the spillway. The actual flow over the spillway is only 2 inches because the hydro-electric facility is releasing the difference to generate electricity.
