OCTOBER 25, 2019

1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 88% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 25.6 ( -2.7), 11.8 ( -0.2), 18.9 ( -.01), and 32.0 ( -0.5) respectively.  This is a 5% change since the last report on October 18, 2019.  The median capacity for the current month is 95%, average capacity is 89%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2018)

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: 43.77 inches [ 4.70]
2. Monthly total to date: 4.70  29 year October average rainfall: 4.38
3. Median drought year average through October: 27.04 [ 2.08]
4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -1.69 [ +0.32] ( October  31)

3. Emergency Wells: 

4. Reservoir water transfers: ( No)

1. Beginning on: September 13 (Date)
2. From:  to
3. Notes: Cohoon closed 10/21
4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 250 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 14.551 MGD; Finish flow 16.044 MGD)