AUGUST 11, 2017

1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 98% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.0 ( -0.3), 12.0 ( +0.0), 19.1 ( +0.1), and 32.0 ( -0.5) respectively.  This is a 1% change since the last report on August 4, 2017.  The median capacity for the current month is 95%, average capacity is 91%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2016)

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: 29.49 inches [ 42.88]
2. Monthly total to date: 1.02  29 year August average rainfall: 5.99
3. Median drought year average through August: 23.22 [ 32.46]
4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -6.19 [ -3.20] ( August  31)

3. Emergency Wells: 

4. Reservoir water transfers: ( No)

1. Beginning on: 8/1/17 (Date)
2. From:  to
3. Notes: LC closed 8/09
4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 280 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 14.481 MGD; Finish flow 15.940 MGD)