WATER WATCH FOR JULY 3, 2019
 

1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 97% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 27.9 ( -0.4), 11.9 ( -0.1), 19.1 ( +0.1), and 32.5 ( +0.0) respectively.  This is a 2% change since the last report on June 28, 2019.  The median capacity for the current month is 95%, average capacity is 93%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2018)

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: 26.92 inches [ 39.00]
2. Monthly total to date: 0.00  7.5229 year July average rainfall: 5.93
3. Median drought year average through July: 19.97 [ 29.32]
4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -2.52 [ -2.28] ( July  31)

3. Emergency Wells: 

4. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)

1. Beginning on: 06/27/19 (Date)
2. From:  to
3. Notes: Cohoon top valve open 1' 06/27
4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 239 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 16.605 MGD; Finish flow 17.960 MGD)