OCTOBER 13, 2017

1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 91% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 27.0 ( -1.3), 12.0 ( +0.0), 16.9 ( -2.1), and 32.2 ( -0.3) respectively.  This is a 1% change since the last report on October 6, 2017.  The median capacity for the current month is 94%, average capacity is 87%. (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: 38.12 inches [ 0.74]
2. Monthly total to date: 0.74  29 year October average rainfall: 4.29
3. Median drought year average through October: 27.04 [ 2.08]
4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -7.72 [ -3.55] ( 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: 231 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 16.537 MGD; Finish flow 18.281 MGD)