JULY 3, 2020

1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 100% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.3 ( +0.0), 11.9 ( -0.1), 19.1 ( +0.1), and 32.5 ( +0.0) respectively.  This is a 0% change since the last report on June 26, 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: 26.61 inches [ 37.29]
2. Monthly total to date: 0.13  5.7829 year July average rainfall: 5.94
3. Median drought year average through July: 19.97 [ 29.32]
4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -3.06 [ -4.05] ( 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 6"
4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 272 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 14.836 MGD; Finish flow 16.231 MGD)