NEWCASTLE KZN: Dam levels show only slight increase each week
Ntshingwayo (Chelmsford) Dam's water level has only slightly increased from last week.
There has only been a moderate increase in water storage capacity in KwaZulu-Natal, according to the Department of Water and Sanitation’s (DWS) weekly status of reservoirs.
Department spokesperson, Sputnik Ratau said this week’s stats of 73.9% shows a slim increase from last week’s 73.8%.
“However, this is a huge improvement from the same time last year, which was 63.6%,” confirmed Ratau.
He added that all five dams that form part of the Umgeni Water Supply System have recorded upward movements.
Here are the dam levels for this week:
- Midmar Dam – 100.5%
- Nagle Dam – 89%
- Inanda Dam – 99.9%
- Albert Falls – 55.3%
- Spring Grove – 99.1%
- Woodstock Dam – 99.3%
- Zaaihoek Dam – 80.3% (a decrease from last week’s 81%)
- Spioenkop dam – 100.1%
- Mearns Dam – 96.3%
- Wagensdrift Dam – 101.5%
- Klipfontein Dam – 99.8%
- Craigie burn – 100.8%
- Hluhluwe Dam – 99.2%
- Hazelmere Dam – 54.4%
- Goedertrouw Dam – 75%
- Bivane Dam – 100.77
- Ntshingwayo Dam – 81.4%
“DWS continues to preach the message of saving water to avoid water shortages as we crack the winter season,” concluded Ratau.
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