AUGUST 17, 2007

1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 80% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 25.7 ( -2.6), 10.5 ( -1.5), 16.4 ( -2.6), and 32.6 ( +0.1) respectively.  This is a 1% change since the last report on August 10, 2007.  The median capacity for the current month is 95%, average capacity is 91%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2006)

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: 23.36 inches [ 41.83]
2. Monthly total to date: 3.40  29 year August average rainfall: 5.96
3. Median drought year average through August: 23.30 [ 32.46]
4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -11.84 [ -4.07] ( August  31)

3. Emergency Wells:  3.1

4. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)

1. Beginning on: 06/18/07 (Date)
2. From: Cohoon to Meade
3. Notes: Kilby Valve closed; L Cohoon opened 1' 8/13
4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 184 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 16.295 MGD; Finish flow 17.038 MGD)