JULY 17, 2020

1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 96% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 27.6 ( -0.7), 11.7 ( -0.3), 19.0 ( +0.0), and 32.4 ( -0.1) respectively.  This is a 4% change since the last report on July 10, 2020.  The median capacity for the current month is 96%, average capacity is 93%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2019)

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: 26.97 inches [ 37.65]
2. Monthly total to date: 0.49  29 year July average rainfall: 5.81
3. Median drought year average through July: 19.97 [ 29.32]
4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -2.70 [ -3.69] ( July  31)

3. Emergency Wells: 

4. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)

1. Beginning on: 07/01/2020 (Date)
2. From: Cohoon to Meade
3. Notes: Lake Cohoon top valve open 100% 7/13
4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 267 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 14.521 MGD; Finish flow 15.649 MGD)