The call follows the department’s weekly report on the state of the reservoir, which showed a rapid decline in most dams across the country due to the dry winter season. Department spokesperson Sputnik Ratau, noted that, with the exception of the Western Cape, most parts of the country experience satisfactory rains in summer, however South Africa remains a dry country when compared to the rest of the world.
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“The amount of water stored in our reservoirs across the country has taken a knock this week, declining to 83.8% level from last week’s 84.1%. This implied that we have 26 908.3 cubic metres avail for us out of a capacity of 32 116.4 cubic metres,” Ratau said in a statement.
The North West has seen a slight decrease in level of dams, dropping to 81.4% this week compared to last week’s 82.0%.
Mpumalanga dam levels have also slightly decreased to 85.7% this week, compared to last week’s 86.0%, as well as Limpopo whose water level declined from last week’s 86.6% to 86.4% this week.
