SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

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), 12.1 ( +0.1), 19.2 ( +0.2), and 32.3 ( -0.2) respectively.  This is a 0% change since the last report on August 25, 2017.  The median capacity for the current month is 95%, average capacity is 89%. (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: 34.25 inches [ 48.66]
2. Monthly total to date: 0.00  5.7829 year September average rainfall: 6.12
3. Median drought year average through September: 24.83 [ 34.36]
4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -7.49 [ -4.42] ( September  30)

3. Emergency Wells: 

4. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)

1. Beginning on: 8/25/17 (Date)
2. From: Cohoon,SR, Kilby to Meade
3. Notes: Valves partly open
4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 269 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 15.356 MGD; Finish flow 16.815 MGD)