The Department of Water and Sanitation’s reservoirs report of June 3 indicates a drop in water levels at Grootdraai Dam from last week’s 92.6% to 91.4%.
This dam in the Integrated Vaal River System in the Gert Sibande District of Mpumalanga has dropped again after recording a slight improvement in the previous week.
According to the department, most of the listed dams in the district recorded a decline in levels. Only Jericho Dam recorded a slight improvement from 68.0% to 68.5%. Vygeboom Dam remained unchanged at 100.3%.
The dams that joined the Grootdraai Dam in recording declines include Nooitgedacht from 92.0% to 90.9%, Westoe from 66.6% to 64.7%, Morgenstond from 86.3% to 85.2% and Heyshope from 100.8% to 100.5%.
The drop in most listed dams in the district is in line with the drop in Mpumalanga and the Water Management Areas.
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In provincial water levels, Mpumalanga recorded a drop in the average dam levels from 95.7% to 95.3%.
In the water levels in the Water Management Areas, the Olifants dropped from 85.9% to 85.6% and the Inkomati-Usuthu dropped from 96.0% to 95.7%.
Gert Sibande District dropped from 93.1% to 92.4%, and the Nkangala District from 96.9% to 96.8%.
The department called on the public to be more conservative and use the available water wisely and sparingly.
South Africa is a dry and water-scarce country where every drop counts as water has no substitute.
They also urged the public to be responsible water users, as water security depends on wise and responsible use of water and to protect water resources, especially from pollution.
The department encouraged the public to fix and report all leaks to prevent unnecessary water loss.
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