AUGUST 7, 2015

1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 97% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.3 ( +0.0), 11.2 ( -0.8), 19.0 ( +0.0), and 32.4 ( -0.1) respectively.  This is a 2% change since the last report on July 31, 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: 32.88 inches [ 43.60]
2. Monthly total to date: 0.43  6.8229 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: -2.13 [ -2.61] ( August  31)

3. Emergency Wells: 

4. Reservoir water transfers: ( No)

1. Beginning on:  (Date)
2. From:  to
3. Notes: All gates are closed
4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 255 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 15.684 MGD; Finish flow 17.845 MGD)