OCTOBER 17, 2014

1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 99% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.4 ( +0.1), 11.8 ( -0.2), 19.2 ( +0.2), and 32.5 ( +0.0) respectively.  This is a 1% change since the last report on October 10, 2014.  The median capacity for the current month is 93%, average capacity is 87%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2013)

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: 44.93 inches [ 1.74]
2. Monthly total to date: 1.74  29 year October average rainfall: 3.90
3. Median drought year average through October: 27.04 [ -2.08]
4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -1.25 [ -3.90] ( October  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: 282 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 14.959 MGD; Finish flow 16.780 MGD)