By JANIE BRYANT By Janie Bryant The Virginian-Pilot PORTSMOUTH The City Council voted Tuesday night to set aside almost $1.4 million to buy water from Norfolk if drought conditions worsen.

By MEGHAN HOYER By Meghan Hoyer The Virginian-Pilot At Portsmouth's Lake Cohoon reservoir, water levels have dropped more than 21/2 feet this summer. Norfolk's nine reservoirs are lower than normal at about 72 percent full.

By Meghan Hoyer, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va. Jul. 24--At Portsmouth's Lake Cohoon reservoir, water levels have dropped more than 2-1/2 feet this summer. Norfolk's nine reservoirs are lower than normal at about 72 percent full.

By JANIE BRYANT BY janie bryant THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT PORTSMOUTH - Some said the water from their spigots tasted musty. Others reported a fishy smell. Portsmouth officials were getting five to six calls a day when the problem surfaced more than a week ago.

By By Janie Bryant, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va. May 8--Some residents said the water from their spigot tasted musty. Others reported a fishy smell. Portsmouth officials were getting five to six calls a day when the problem first surfaced more than a week ago.