JULY 31, 2020

1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 90% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 26.0 ( -2.3), 11.7 ( -0.3), 18.8 ( -0.2), and 32.3 ( -0.2) respectively.  This is a 2% change since the last report on July 24, 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: 27.05 inches [ 37.73]
2. Monthly total to date: 0.57  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: -2.62 [ -3.55] ( 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 TV open 100% 7/13: LS TV open 1' 7/31
4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 236 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 15.327 MGD; Finish flow 16.814 MGD)