OCTOBER 26, 2012

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), 11.9 ( -0.1), 19.1 ( +0.1), and 32.5 ( +0.0) respectively.  This is a 0% change since the last report on October 19, 2012.  The median capacity for the current month is 92%, average capacity is 86%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2011)

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: 43.13 inches [ 2.76]
2. Monthly total to date: 2.76  29 year October average rainfall: 3.69
3. Median drought year average through October: 27.04 [ 2.08]
4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -1.26 [ -0.93] ( October  31)

3. Emergency Wells: 

4. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)

1. Beginning on: 10/26/12 (Date)
2. From: Speights & Kilby to Meade
3. Notes: lake Kilby and Speights gates opened
4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 292 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 13.889 MGD; Finish flow 16.055 MGD)