MAY 6, 2016

1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 100% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.8 ( +0.5), 12.5 ( +0.5), 19.7 ( +0.7), and 33.3 ( +0.8) respectively.  This is a 0% change since the last report on April 29, 2016.  The median capacity for the current month is 100%, average capacity is 99%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2015)

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: 19.04 inches [ 33.60]
2. Monthly total to date: 3.46  2.7729 year May average rainfall: 3.92
3. Median drought year average through May: 12.78 [ 20.91]
4. Year to date ( surplus) against the 29 year average: +0.13 [ +3.57] ( May  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: 240 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 16.632 MGD; Finish flow 17.729 MGD)