AUGUST 27, 2010

1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 73% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 23.8 ( -4.5), 10.0 ( -2.0), 19.0 ( +0.0), and 32.0 ( -0.5) respectively.  This is a 2% change since the last report on August 20, 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: 24.90 inches [ 46.64]
2. Monthly total to date: 2.43  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: -9.73 [ +0.85] ( 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 1.5' open 8/23
4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 187 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 14.813 MGD; Finish flow 15.996 MGD)