NOVEMBER 17, 2017

1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 94% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 27.1 ( -1.2), 11.6 ( -0.4), 18.9 ( -0.1), and 32.5 ( +0.0) respectively.  This is a 2% change since the last report on November 9, 2017.  The median capacity for the current month is 95%, average capacity is 88%. (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: 41.22 inches [ 3.84]
2. Monthly total to date: 1.12  29 year November average rainfall: 3.73
3. Median drought year average through November: 28.84 [ 5.98]
4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -8.40 [ -4.18] ( November  30)

3. Emergency Wells: 

4. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)

1. Beginning on: 11/13/17 (Date)
2. From: Cohoon, Kilby to Meade
3. Notes: lake Cohoon valve open 11/13, Kilby 11/17
4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 262 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 14.322 MGD; Finish flow 16.697 MGD)