OCTOBER 16, 2015

1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 100% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.4 ( +0.1), 12.0 ( +0.0), 19.2 ( +0.2), and 32.5 ( +0.0) respectively.  This is a 0% change since the last report on October 8, 2015.  The median capacity for the current month is 93%, average capacity is 87%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2014)

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: 45.45 inches [ 4.11]
2. Monthly total to date: 4.11  29 year October average rainfall: 3.96
3. Median drought year average through October: 27.04 [ 1.88]
4. Year to date ( surplus) against the 29 year average: +0.81 [ +0.15] ( 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: 257 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 16.087 MGD; Finish flow 18.263 MGD)