OCTOBER 5, 2018

1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 88% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 26.9 ( -1.4), 11.7 ( -0.3), 17.0 ( -2.0), and 30.8 ( -1.7) respectively.  This is a 1% change since the last report on September 28, 2018.  The median capacity for the current month is 94%, average capacity is 87%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2017)

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: 35.29 inches [ 41.78]
2. Monthly total to date: 0.00  3.4429 year October average rainfall: 4.34
3. Median drought year average through October: 27.04 [ 2.08]
4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -10.59 [ -4.34] ( October  31)

3. Emergency Wells: 

4. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)

1. Beginning on: 9/10/18 (Date)
2. From: Cohoon, Kilby to Meade
3. Notes: Cohoon top valve open; Kilby valve open 3" 10/03
4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 244 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 14.980 MGD; Finish flow 16.643 MGD)