AUGUST 25, 2017

1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 100% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.4 ( +0.1), 11.9 ( -0.1), 19.1 ( +0.1), and 32.5 ( +0.0) respectively.  This is a 0% change since the last report on August 16, 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: 32.36 inches [ 46.77]
2. Monthly total to date: 3.89  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: -3.32 [ -0.42] ( August  31)

3. Emergency Wells: 

4. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)

1. Beginning on: 8/25/17 (Date)
2. From: Cohoon to Meade
3. Notes: LC valve TV open 6"
4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 270 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 15.211 MGD; Finish flow 16.635 MGD)