OCTOBER 10, 2008

1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 87% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 25.3 ( -3.0), 11.6 ( -0.4), 19.0 ( +0.0), and 32.4 ( -0.1) respectively.  This is a 2% change since the last report on October 3, 2008.  The median capacity for the current month is 91%, average capacity is 85%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2007)

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: 37.65 inches [ 0.03]
2. Monthly total to date: 0.03  29 year October average rainfall: 3.81
3. Median drought year average through October: 27.04 [ 2.08]
4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -6.45 [ -3.78] ( October  31)

3. Emergency Wells:  Are OFF except for normal maintenance pumpling.

4. Reservoir water transfers: ( No)

1. Beginning on: 6/9/08 (Date)
2. From: __________ to __________
3. Notes: L Kilby gate closed 100% 9/29
4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 240 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 13.761 MGD; Finish flow 15.795 MGD)