Grootdraai Dam drops from 101.4% to 101.1%
The department encouraged the public to continue using water wisely and sparingly as South Africa is a water-scarce country and water has no substitute.
Despite a slight drop, Mpumalanga’s dam levels are better than last year.
The Department of Water and Sanitation’s (DWS) weekly state of reservoirs report, dated March 20, shows the average levels recorded a 0.1% drop in volumes from last week’s 99.6% to 99.5%.
In the water management areas, Olifants also recorded a 0.1% drop from 90.2% to 90.1% and Inkomati-Usuthu remained unchanged at 100.5%.
According to the report, these levels are better than in the same period last year, when the average stood at 93.0%. The Olifants was at 81.7% and the Inkomati-Usuthu stood at 98.5%.
In terms of the districts, Ehlanzeni dropped from 100.9% to 100.8%, Gert Sibande dropped from 100.6% to 100.5% and Nkangala recorded a slight improvement from 96.7% to 96.8%. This is much better than the 96.1%, 100.0% and 78.7% recorded last year, respectively.
Morgenstond Dam is the only dam that recorded some improvement in the Gert Sibande District, increasing from 98.4% to 99.1%.
Vygeboom and Heyshope dams remained unchanged at 100.7% and 100.8% respectively.
On the decline mode, Grootdraai Dam dropped from 101.4% to 101.1%, Nooitgedacht from 100.7% to 100.4%, Jericho from 99.8% to 99.2% and Westoe from 99.4% to 99.2%.
The department encouraged the public to continue using water wisely and sparingly, as South Africa is a water-scarce country and water has no substitute.
