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Vrystaatse damvlakke daal verder: So lyk dit nou

Werk spaarsaam met water vra Departement Waterwese

Die watervlak van damme in die Vrystaat daal steeds en het vandeesweek afgeneem van 82% na 81,6%, volgens die weeklikse hidrologiese verslag wat deur Departement Waterwese en Sanitasie vrygestel is.

Verlede jaar hierdie tyd het Vrystaatse damvlakke op 96.8% gestaan.

Departement Waterwese het daarom ‘n beroep gedoen op waterverbruikers om water spaarsamig te gebruik.

Die departement sê die meeste distriksmunisipaliteite in die Vrystaat het ook laer watervlakke gerapporteer.

In die Fezile Dabi distrik het waterkapasiteit van verlede week se 71,6% afgekom na 71,1%. Verlede jaar dieselfde tyd was die distrik se waterkapasiteit 961%.

So lyk damvlakke nou

Dam River Photo Indicators FSC This Week Last Week Last Year
Allemanskraal Dam Sand River Photo Indicators 174.6 58.0 58.5 96.0
Armenia Dam Leeu River Photo Indicators 13.3 #82.4 82.4 99.8
Bloemhof Dam Vaal River Photo Indicators 1243.0 91.1 91.0 103.1
Egmont Dam Witspruit River Photo Indicators 9.1 75.6 76.3 99.7
Erfenis Dam Groot-Vet River Photo Indicators 206.1 91.3 92.0 97.1
Fika-Patso Dam Namahadi River Photo Indicators 29.5 56.3 58.0 76.1
Gariep Dam Orange River Photo Indicators 4903.5 77.0 77.8 95.9
Groothoek Dam Kgabanyane River Photo Indicators 12.0 65.2 65.5 93.6
Kalkfontein Dam Riet River Photo Indicators 325.2 85.4 85.7 99.5
Knellpoort Dam Rietspruit River Photo Indicators 130.0 94.8 95.0 99.9
Koppies Dam Renoster River Photo Indicators 42.4 71.1 71.6 96.1
Krugersdrift Dam Modder River Photo Indicators 71.5 92.5 92.5 100.4
Metsi-Matsho Dam Metsi-Matsho River Photo Indicators 4.4 79.0 81.1 80.6
Rustfontein Dam Modder River Photo Indicators 72.2 70.9 71.1 93.4
Saulspoort Dam Liebenbergsvlei River Photo Indicators 15.1 102.8 102.7 98.8
Sterkfontein Dam Nuwejaarspruit River Photo Indicators 2617.0 98.4 98.3 100.0
Tierpoort Dam Tierpoort River Photo Indicators 34.0 86.1 86.9 100.2
Vaal Dam Vaal River Photo Indicators 2603.5 48.1 49.1 88.6
Vaalrivier Barrage Dam Vaal River Photo Indicators 53.7 95.6 95.8 97.5
Vanderkloof Dam Orange River Photo Indicators 3092.4 98.8 98.9 99.6
Welbedacht Dam Caledon River Photo Indicators 5.5 100.0 100.0 100.3

 

Liezl Scheepers

Liezl Scheepers is editor of the Parys Gazette, a local community newspaper distributed in the towns of Parys, Vredefort and Viljoenskroon. As an experienced community journalist in all fields for the past 30 years, she has a passion for her community, and has been actively involved in several community outreach projects as part of Parys Gazette's team.

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