OCTOBER 12, 2018

1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 90% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 26.8 ( -1.5), 12.0 ( +0.0), 17.2 ( -1.8), and 31.6 ( -0.9) respectively.  This is a 2% change since the last report on October 5, 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: 37.71 inches [ 2.42]
2. Monthly total to date: 2.42  29 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: -8.17 [ -1.92] ( October  31)

3. Emergency Wells: 

4. Reservoir water transfers: ( No)

1. Beginning on:  (Date)
2. From:  to
3. Notes: Cohoon valve and Kilby valve closed 10/11
4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 251 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 14.933 MGD; Finish flow 16.778 MGD)