OCTOBER 2, 2015

1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 100% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.3 ( +0.0), 12.3 ( +0.3), 19.4 ( +0.4), and 32.3 ( -0.2) respectively.  This is a 10% change since the last report on September 25, 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: 43.17 inches [ 1.83]
2. Monthly total to date: 1.83  6.2529 year October average rainfall: 3.96
3. Median drought year average through October: 27.04 [ 1.88]
4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -1.47 [ -2.13] ( October  31)

3. Emergency Wells: 

4. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)

1. Beginning on: 9/30/15 (Date)
2. From:  to
3. Notes: Gates for L Meade, L Kilby, and L Speight open
4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 256 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 16.122 MGD; Finish flow 18.566 MGD)