NEWCASTLE KZN: Slight drop in water level for Ntshingwayo (Chelmsford) Dam
The Department of Water and Sanitation has advised residents to continue using water sparingly.
Ntshingwayo Dam slightly dropped from 88.0% last week to 87.7% this week.
At this time last year, it was sitting at 75.9% according to Sputnik Ratau, Spokesperson for the Department of Water and Sanitation.
“Due to scattered rainfall, KZN recorded a marginal increment in water levels. The Department’s weekly status of reservoirs indicates that KZNs’s water storage capacity has moved up to 71.7% this week, which is a slight improvement compared to last week’s 71.1% and last year’s 60.5% respectively,” confirmed Ratau.
He added that a total of four out of five dams which are part of the Umgeni Water Supply System seen to have benefited from the scattered rainfall, which has in turn influenced the outlook of the province as a whole.
Dam levels:
Both Woodstock and Zaaihoek dams within the Integrated Vaal River System (IVRS) are unchanged with the first at 101.6% and the latter at 80.7%.
Umgeni Water Supply System slightly increased from 80.8% last week to 81.2% this week.
Among the dams that have recorded an increase are:
Midmar Dam increasing from 100.2% last week to 100.5% this week
Albert-Falls moved up from last week’s 47.7% to 48.4% this week
Spring Grove improved from 80.0% to 81.3%, and Inanda which is located on the mountainous area in the eThekwini Outer West Municipality is steady at 101.5% – this dam’s primary purpose is to serve for domestic and industrial use.
Spioenkop, which receives its water from Tugela River, is above the 100% mark at 100.6% slightly down from last week’s 100.7%.
Mearns has expanded from 100.0%, to 100.6%.
Wagensdrift has risen from 101.3% to 101.5%.
Klipfontein also recorded a gain from 100.8% to 101.0%.
Craigie Burn moved up from 100.6% to 101.1%, and Hluhluwe Dam is also comfortable at 101.8%.
Ratau mentioned that Hazelmere Dam has dropped from 56.2% last week to 55.1% this week, while Pongolapoort and Goedertrouw increased moderately from 53.5% and 71.1% to 54.4% and 72.7% respectively.
“The Department of Water and Sanitation warns residents not to lower their guard in terms of saving water. Despite marginal increases in water levels, water should still be used sparingly,” concluded Ratau.
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