Dams levels remain steady

THE Goedertrouw dam near eShowe recorded a slight decline in capacity this week, dropping from 72.9% last week to 72.6%.

This according to the weekly report by the KZN Department of Water and Sanitation.

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Hluhluwe and Pongolapoort dam levels also remained steady at 90.6% and 57.2% respectively, compared to 91.5% and 57.4% last week.

Overall dam levels in KZN stand at 70.1% compared to last year’s 59.7% at this time.

The department has, however, called on the public to nevertheless continue to use water sparingly and to report water leaks and infrastructure vandalism to local authorities.