WATER WATCH FOR AUGUST 7, 2020
 

1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 99% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.1 ( -0.2), 12.2 ( +0.2), 19.4 ( +0.4), and 32.9 ( +0.4) respectively.  This is a 9% change since the last report on July 31, 2020.  The median capacity for the current month is 97%, average capacity is 91%. (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: 33.04 inches [ 43.72]
2. Monthly total to date: 5.09  1.4729 year August average rainfall: 5.80
3. Median drought year average through August: 23.22 [ 32.46]
4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -2.43 [ -3.53] ( August  31)

3. Emergency Wells: 

4. Reservoir water transfers: ( No)

1. Beginning on: 07/01/20 (Date)
2. From:  to
3. Notes: All gates are closed 08/04/20
4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 293 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 13.959 MGD; Finish flow 15.412 MGD)