DECEMBER 20, 2019

1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 98% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 27.6 ( -0.7), 12.0 ( +0.0), 19.2 ( +0.2), and 32.6 ( +0.1) respectively.  This is a 7% change since the last report on December 13, 2019.  The median capacity for the current month is 98%, average capacity is 91%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2018)

2. Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets

1. Current year to date: 49.75 inches [ 10.62]
2. Monthly total to date: 2.88  29 year December average rainfall: 3.77
3. Median drought year average through December: 32.47 [ 8.09]
4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -4.26 [ -1.04] ( December  31)

3. Emergency Wells: 

4. Reservoir water transfers: ( No)

1. Beginning on:  (Date)
2. From:  to
3. Notes: Cohoon valve closed 11/26
4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 276 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 14.066 MGD; Finish flow 15.938 MGD)