OCTOBER 20, 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), 11.9 ( -0.1), 16.8 ( -2.2), and 32.5 ( +0.0) respectively.  This is a 0% change since the last report on October 13, 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: 38.49 inches [ 1.11]
2. Monthly total to date: 1.11  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: -7.35 [ -3.18] ( October  31)

3. Emergency Wells: 

4. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)

1. Beginning on: 10/16/17 (Date)
2. From: Cohoon, Kilby to Meade
3. Notes: LC open, Kilby open
4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 240 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 15.843 MGD; Finish flow 17.588 MGD)