AUGUST 12, 2011

1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 71% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 23.2 ( -5.1), 10.2 ( -1.8), 18.7 ( -0.3), and 32.0 ( -0.5) respectively.  This is a 3% change since the last report on August 5, 2011.  The median capacity for the current month is 93%, average capacity is 90%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2010)

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: 20.98 inches [ 27.64]
2. Monthly total to date: 0.11  29 year August average rainfall: 5.88
3. Median drought year average through August: 23.22 [ 32.46]
4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -13.68 [ -18.13] ( August  31)

3. Emergency Wells:  3.3

4. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)

1. Beginning on: 6/17/11 (Date)
2. From: Cohoon; Kilby to Meade
3. Notes: L Cohoon TV 100% open, Kilby gate open 6" 8/10
4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 166 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 16.430 MGD; Finish flow 18.109 MGD)