SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

1. Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 92% of useful capacity as of this morning.  Lakes Cohoon, Meade, Kilby, and Speights Run levels are 27.0 ( -1.3), 11.4 ( -0.6), 19.1 ( +0.1), and 32.5 ( +0.0) respectively.  This is a 2% change since the last report on August 28,2015.  The median capacity for the current month is 95%, average capacity is 89%. (Average & Median 1969 - 2014)

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: 34.79 inches [ 45.51]
2. Monthly total to date: 0.04  2.6429 year September average rainfall: 5.72
3. Median drought year average through September: 24.83 [ 34.36]
4. Year to date ( deficit) against the 29 year average: -5.61 [ -5.88] ( September  30)

3. Emergency Wells: 

4. Reservoir water transfers: ( Yes)

1. Beginning on: 8/26/15 (Date)
2. From: Cohoon to Meade
3. Notes: Top valve open 100%, middle valve closed 9/04
4. Estimated days of storage remaining at current pumpage and rainfall: 249 days. (@ raw water pumpage flow 15.427 MGD; Finish flow 17.058 MGD)