Grootdraai Dam in Standerton at 88.8% level
The three districts of Mpumalanga province also recorded declines in water levels with Ehlanzeni dropping from 98.4% to 98.3%, Gert Sibande dropping from 91.2% to 90.8%, and Nkangala dropped from 96.1% to 95.9%.
Water levels continue to drop in Mpumalanga.
According to the reservoir report of the Department of Water and Sanitation dated June 24, the average dam levels recorded a further drop from last week’s 94.4% to 94.2%.
Levels also dropped in the water management areas with the Olifants WMA dropping from 84.9% to 84.5% and the Inkomati-Usuthu WMA dropping from 94.9% to 94.8%.
The three districts of Mpumalanga province also recorded declines in water levels with Ehlanzeni dropping from 98.4% to 98.3%, Gert Sibande dropping from 91.2% to 90.8%, and Nkangala dropping from 96.1% to 95.9%.
Most of the listed dams in the Gert Sibande District recorded declines in water levels, with only Jericho Dam recording a slight improvement from 68.5% to 68.7% and Morgenstond Dam remaining unchanged at 84.0%.
Declining in water volumes, Grootdraai Dam dropped from 89.5% to 88.8%, Nooitgedacht from 89.5% to 89.4%, Vygeboom from 100.3% to 100.2%, Westoe from 60.7% to 58.9%, and Heyshope dropping below 100% from 100.0% to 99.9%.
The department called on the public to be more conservative in their water use and use the available water wisely and sparingly.
