Slight increase in dam water levels
"The water level has slightly increased, however, it is not high enough for us to relax".
The recent rains in parts of the province have led to a slight improvement in water levels in the dams and water management areas (WMA).
According to the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), state of reservoirs since Monday has changed, the average dam levels in the province increased from 76,7 per cent to 77,2.
Mr Themba Khoza, a communication spokesperson for DWS, said the public still needs to use water sparingly.
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“The water level has slightly increased, however, it is not high enough for us to relax. The public needs to remember the winter season is about to begin which means it will be a dry season for the province,” he said.
Olifants increased, from 65,4 per cent to 66,9 and the Inkomati-Usuthu slightly increasing in water volumes from 74,3 per cent to 74,6.
All the major dams in the Inkomati catchment in the Ehlanzeni District increased in water volumes. Driekoppies Dam, according to the latest stats available on February 26, remained unchanged at 44,5 per cent.
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In the Olifants catchment in the Nkangala District, Witbank Dam increased from 97,8 per cent to 98,5 while the Middelburg Dam decreased by 04,3 per cent to 94 per cent and the Loskop Dam remained unchanged at 97,9 per cent.
In the Gert Sibande District, the Grootdraai Dam increased from 99,7 per cent to 100, Heyshope Dam increased from 83,8 per cent to 84,8, Vygeboom Dam increased from 100,3 per cent to 100,8 and Nooitgedacht Dam decreased from 93,2 per cent to 92,8.
