JULY 26, 2019

1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 98% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 27.7 ( -0.6), 12.0 ( +0.0), 19.2 ( +0.2), and 32.6 ( +0.1) respectively.  This is a 1% change since the last report on July 9, 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:  inches [ 30.21]
2. Monthly total to date: 3.29  29 year July average rainfall: 5.93
3. Median drought year average through July: 19.97 [ 29.32]
4. Year to date ( surplus) against the 29 year average: +0.77 [ +1.01] ( July  31)

3. Emergency Wells: 

4. Reservoir water transfers: ( No)

1. Beginning on: 7/16/19 (Date)
2. From: Cohoon to Meade
3. Notes: Cohoon valve closed 07/24 @ 1200
4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 255 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 15.545 MGD; Finish flow 16.895 MGD)