UPDATE: Drought continues its grip
Alarming : Zululand's drought in numbers show concerted effort needed to save water.
AS dam levels continue to drop, the drought situation worsens with many taps running dry.
Despite numerous calls for the public to use water sparingly, they have fallen on deaf ears and water wastage is still seen in urban areas.
The sugar area supplying the Darnall mill received only 34% its average October rainfall.
Felixton and Pongola were even worse with 30% and 32% rainfall respectively.
The Amatikulu catchment received 45% its normal October rainfall, while the best of the milling areas, Umfolozi received 51% over the same period.
Dam levels
The Goedertrouw Dam was 35.8% last Monday compared to 61.4% at the same time last year.
The Hluhluwe Dam was only 26.7%, a massive 44.2% down on last year’s figure.
Klipfontein Dam in the Vryheid area was standing at 31.7%, which is half of the level last year.
Pongolapoort Dam, which has the largest capacity of Zululand dams, stood at 53.5% compared to last year’s 70.6%
