OCTOBER 7, 2016

1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 99% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 28.4 ( +0.1), 12.0 ( +0.0), 18.8 ( -0.2), and 32.0 ( -0.5) respectively.  This is a 1% change since the last report on September 30, 2016.  The median capacity for the current month is 94%, average capacity is 87%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2015)

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: 54.95 inches [ 0.53]
2. Monthly total to date: 0.53  14.2229 year October average rainfall: 3.97
3. Median drought year average through October: 27.04 [ 2.08]
4. Year to date ( surplus) against the 29 year average: +9.18 [ -2.08] ( October  31)

3. Emergency Wells: 

4. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)

1. Beginning on: 10/06/2016 (Date)
2. From:  to
3. Notes: Gates @ LC, LK, LM, LS open for storm
4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 254 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 16.117 MGD; Finish flow 17.411 MGD)