AUGUST 4, 2017

1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 97% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.0 ( -0.3), 11.8 ( -0.2), 19.1 ( +0.1), and 31.8 ( -0.7) respectively.  This is a 1% change since the last report on July 28, 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: 28.47 inches [ 42.88]
2. Monthly total to date: 0.00  6.1729 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: -7.21 [ -4.18] ( August  31)

3. Emergency Wells: 

4. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)

1. Beginning on: 8/1/17 (Date)
2. From: Cohoon to Meade
3. Notes: SR closed 7/31; LC open 8/01
4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 243 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 16.123 MGD; Finish flow 17.726 MGD)