JULY 27, 2018

1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 100% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.6 ( +0.3), 12.2 ( +0.2), 19.3 ( +0.3), and 32.6 ( +0.1) respectively.  This is a 0% change since the last report on July 20, 2018.  The median capacity for the current month is 95%, average capacity is 93%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2017)

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: 27.70 inches [ 34.19]
2. Monthly total to date: 6.44  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: -1.95 [ -7.09] ( July  31)

3. Emergency Wells: 

4. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)

1. Beginning on: 7/24/18 (Date)
2. From: Speights Run to Kilby
3. Notes: SR opened for upland flooding mitigation
4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 286 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 14.247 MGD; Finish flow 15.766 MGD)