OCTOBER 14, 2016

1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 100% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.5 ( +0.2), 12.2 ( +0.2), 19.3 ( +0.3), and 32.6 ( +0.1) respectively.  This is a 0% change since the last report on October 7, 2016.  The median capacity for the current month is 94%, average capacity is 87%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2015)

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: 65.42 inches [ 11.00]
2. Monthly total to date: 11.00  29 year October average rainfall: 3.97
3. Median drought year average through October: 27.04 [ 2.08]
4. Year to date ( surplus) against the 29 year average: +19.63 [ +7.03] ( October  31)

3. Emergency Wells: 

4. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)

1. Beginning on: 10/4/16 (Date)
2. From:  to
3. Notes: Gates @ LC, LM, LS partly open
4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 259 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 15.898 MGD; Finish flow 16.961 MGD)