SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 100% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 29.6 ( +1.3), 13.3 ( +1.3), 20.4 ( +1.4), and 34.1 ( +1.6) respectively.  This is a 0% change since the last report on September 11, 2020.  The median capacity for the current month is 95%, average capacity is 89%. (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: 46.88 inches [ 57.53]
2. Monthly total to date: 9.80  29 year September average rainfall: 5.83
3. Median drought year average through September: 24.83 [ 34.36]
4. Year to date ( surplus) against the 29 year average: +5.56 [ +4.35] ( September  30)

3. Emergency Wells: 

4. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)

1. Beginning on: 9/16/20 (Date)
2. From: Speights,Kilby, Cohoon to Meade
3. Notes: TD Sally
4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 242 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 17.256 MGD; Finish flow 15.568 MGD)