JULY 6, 2018

1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 98% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.0 ( -0.3), 11.8 ( -0.2), 19.0 ( +0.0), and 32.5 ( +0.0) respectively.  This is a 2% change since the last report on June 29, 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: 21.31 inches [ 27.80]
2. Monthly total to date: 0.05  4.5229 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: -8.34 [ -13.53] ( July  31)

3. Emergency Wells: 

4. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)

1. Beginning on: 7/2/18 (Date)
2. From: Cohoon to Meade
3. Notes: LC valve TV open 1'
4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 260 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 15.266 MGD; Finish flow 16.861 MGD)