JULY 19, 2019

1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 97% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 27.8 ( -0.5), 11.7 ( -0.3), 19.1 ( +0.1), and 32.5 ( +0.0) respectively.  This is a 0% change since the last report on July 12, 2019.  The median capacity for the current month is 95%, average capacity is 93%. (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: 27.92 inches [ 40.00]
2. Monthly total to date: 1.00  29 year July average rainfall: 5.93
3. Median drought year average through July: 19.97 [ 29.32]
4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -1.52 [ -1.28] ( July  31)

3. Emergency Wells: 

4. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)

1. Beginning on: 7/16/19 (Date)
2. From: Cohoon to Meade
3. Notes: Cohoon top valve open 1'
4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 254 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 15.447 MGD; Finish flow 16.948 MGD)