OCTOBER 9, 2020

1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 99% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.4 ( +0.1), 12.1 ( +0.1), 19.3 ( +0.3), and 31.8 ( -0.7) respectively.  This is a 1% change since the last report on October 2, 2020.  The median capacity for the current month is 93%, average capacity is 87%. (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: 49.81 inches [ 0.00]
2. Monthly total to date: 0.00  29 year October average rainfall: 4.44
3. Median drought year average through October: 27.04 [ 2.08]
4. Year to date ( surplus) against the 29 year average: +4.08 [ -4.34] ( October  31)

3. Emergency Wells: 

4. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)

1. Beginning on: 9/28/20 (Date)
2. From: Speights Run to Kilby
3. Notes: SR top gate open 1'
4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 275 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 14.875 MGD; Finish flow 15.761 MGD)