AUGUST 28, 2015

1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 94% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.1 ( -0.2), 10.8 ( -1.2), 19.1 ( +0.1), and 32.4 ( -0.1) respectively.  This is a 2% change since the last report on August 21,2015.  The median capacity for the current month is 94%, average capacity is 91%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2014)

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: 34.79 inches [ 45.51]
2. Monthly total to date: 2.34  29 year August average rainfall: 6.12
3. Median drought year average through August: 23.22 [ 32.46]
4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -0.22 [ -0.77] ( August  31)

3. Emergency Wells: 

4. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)

1. Beginning on: 8/26/15 (Date)
2. From: Cohoon to Meade
3. Notes: Cohoon top and middle valves open
4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 249 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 15.636 MGD; Finish flow 17.895 MGD)