SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 71% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 23.5 ( -4.8), 9.9 ( -2.1), 19.0 ( +0.0), and 32.0 ( -0.5) respectively.  This is a 2% change since the last report on August 27, 2010.  The median capacity for the current month is 95%, average capacity is 88%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2009)

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: 24.91 inches [ 46.65]
2. Monthly total to date: 0.00  29 year September average rainfall: 5.15
3. Median drought year average through September: 24.83 [ 34.36]
4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -14.85 [ -4.29] ( September  30)

3. Emergency Wells:  3.2

4. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)

1. Beginning on: 6/18/10 (Date)
2. From: Cohoon; Kilby to Meade
3. Notes: Top valve adjusted to 1.5' open 8/23; Kilby 9/03
4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 172 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 15.835 MGD; Finish flow 17.386 MGD)