AUGUST 20, 2010

1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 75% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 24.0 ( -4.3), 10.2 ( -1.8), 19.0 ( -0.0), and 32.0 ( -0.5) respectively.  This is a 1% change since the last report on August 13, 2010.  The median capacity for the current month is 93%, average capacity is 90%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2009)

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: 24.37 inches [ 46.11]
2. Monthly total to date: 1.90  29 year August average rainfall: 5.90
3. Median drought year average through August: 23.22 [ 32.46]
4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -10.26 [ +0.32] ( August  31)

3. Emergency Wells:  3.2

4. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)

1. Beginning on: 6/18/10 (Date)
2. From: Cohoon to Meade
3. Notes: Top Valve adjusted to 1' open 8/04
4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 170 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 16.565 MGD; Finish flow 16.833 MGD)