Tzaneen dam keeps declining
The Tzaneen Dam has declined to 17.24% from last week’s 17.48%.
The Ebenezer Dam is at 66.14%, whilst Tzaneen Dam has declined to 17.24% from last week’s 17.48%.
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) calls on water users to continue using water sparingly as the dam levels keep dropping weekly.
The province’s average dam levels are at 65.7% this week, showing a decline compared to the same period last when readings recorded 73.4%.
Looking at the summary of Water Management Area (WMA) for Limpopo, reflects a decline compared to last year this time when water levels were 76.2% compared to the current 68.7%. The Olifants now stands at 63.5%, also showing a decline compared to last year’s 72.6 %.
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The Polokwane Water Supply Systems is at 73.7 % showing a slight decline when compared to 94.5% last week. The Luvuvhu Water Supply Systems also has slightly declined, sitting at 97.8% from last week’s 98.0%. Nandoni Dam currently stands at 100.63% this week which brings relief to communities.
Mokolo Dam slightly decreased by 0.51% from 79.99% last week to 79.48% this week and De Hoop Dam went up from 91.76% last week to 93,71% this week with an increase of 1.95%.
“Although the provincial storage is at satisfactory percentage, the province still needs to continue to implement water restrictions so that reliable water provision is sustained until the next summer rains. Water is a scarce resource and catalytic towards economic development and it must therefore be conserved at all times,” DWS said
The Department’s Regional Head in Limpopo, Lesiba Tloubatla, is appealing to the people of the province to be careful around canals as they pose a danger to people’s lives
“People should not play around canals and river banks as it is dangerous. And also adults should not let children go near canals, dams or rivers without supervision as they might end up drowning. Statistics indicate that at least two children drown in South Africa daily while playing or swimming in the canals. And Limpopo seems to be one those provinces with the tragic incidents of children drowning”, said Tloubatla.
