OCTOBER 31, 2014

1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 96% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.4 ( +0.1), 11.1 ( -0.9), 19.1 ( +0.1), and 32.4 ( -0.1) respectively.  This is a 1% change since the last report on October 24, 2014.  The median capacity for the current month is 93%, average capacity is 87%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2013)

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: 45.59 inches [ 2.40]
2. Monthly total to date: 2.40  29 year October average rainfall: 3.90
3. Median drought year average through October: 27.04 [ 2.08]
4. Year to date ( surplus) against the 29 year average: +1.09 [ -1.50] ( 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: 274 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 14.363 MGD; Finish flow 16.625 MGD)