Mpumalanga water levels continue to drop
Although the province’s water levels continue to drop, the Mpumalanga Department of Water and Sanitation said they are still 10% higher than this time last year.
The Department of Water and Sanitation’s (DWS) weekly state of reservoirs report of June 20 shows that the average water levels in the listed dams in Mpumalanga continue on a decline.
According to the report, the average water levels in the listed dams dropped from last week’s 95.3% to 95.1%, which is 10% higher than the 85.1% recorded last year.
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In the water management areas, the Olifants remained unchanged at 84.3%, which is higher than the 78.1% recorded last year, and the Inkomati-Usuthu dropped from 99.1% to 98.9%, which is also higher than the 91.1% recorded last year.
Witbank and Rhenosterkop/Mkhombo dams in the Nkangala District are the only listed dams that recorded some improvements in water levels, increasing from 100.9% to 101.1% and 48.2% to 48.6% respectively.
Dams that remained unchanged in water levels include Longmere, Klipkopjes and Primkop in the Ehlanzeni District, recording 100.7%, 100% and 101.1% respectively. In the Nkangala District, Loskop Dam remained unchanged at 100.7%.
The majority of listed dams in the Ehlanzeni District recorded declines in water volumes. Blyderivierspoort Dam dropped from 100.4% to 100.3%, Buffelskloof from 100.3% to 100.2%, Driekoppies from 100.4% to 100.3%, Witklip from 100.3% to 100.2%, Kwena from 100.4% to 100.3%, Da Gama from 100.3% to 99.3%, Inyaka from 87.1% to 86.8% and Ohrigstad from 52.7% to 52.6%.
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All the listed dams in the Gert Sibande District recorded declines in water volumes. Grootdraai Dam dropped from 100.9% to 100%, Nooitgedacht from 100.6% to 100.4%, Vygeboom from 100.7% to 100.6%, Jericho from 100.2% to 99.4%, Westoe from 97.7% to 96.7%, Morgenstond from 100.5% to 100.4% and Heyshope from 100.4% to 100.2%.
Middelburg Dam is the only listed dam that recorded a decline in the Nkangala District, dropping from 98.4% to 98%.
Even though the water levels are much higher than last year, the DWS called on the public to continue using water sparingly.
