Tzaneen: Dam drop to 11,98%
Farmers in and around the Tzaneen Dam are encouraged to lower their irrigation as the dam has dropped to 11.98% this week, which is a major concern.
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) calls on water users in the province to continue using water sparingly as the dam levels keep dropping weekly.
“The province’s average dam levels are at 59.8% this week, with a slight decrease compared to last week when readings recorded 60.2%.
A weekly summary of Water Management Area (WMA) for Limpopo reflects a serious decline in dam levels compared to last year this time when water levels were at 69.6%,” Eplained Malope Matlou, DWS Provincial Spokesman.
Currently, the levels are sitting at 64.2%, and in the Olifants, it is now at 58.2%, a decline of 8.1% compared to last year’s 66.3%.
The Polokwane Water Supply Systems is at 73.4%, showing a major improvement when compared to last year’s 54.7%.
The Luvuvhu Water Supply Systems is at 90.4%, a slight decline from 91.1% from last week.
In Vhembe District, Nandoni Dam currently stands at 93.81% this week which brings relief to communities in and around Thohoyandou, while Vondo Dam is currently sitting at a satisfying 85.58%.
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In Mopani District, Ebenezer Dam which supplies residents in the Polokwane Local Municipality is currently sitting at 64.36% this week, whilst farmers in and around Tzaneen Dam are encouraged to lower their irrigation as the dam has dropped to 11.98% this week, which is a major concern.
Nsami dam in the Giyani area is currently sitting at 21.90%, a slight improvement from 19.53% last week.
The Glen Alpine Dam in Waterberg District is sitting at 17.27% this week, which is major concern, whilst in the Sekhukhune District; De Hoop Dam slightly went up from 81,12% last week to 81,46% this week, an increase of 0.34%, whereas Flag Boshielo is currently sitting at 76.54%.
“In relation to the provincial storage, even though some water levels are still in satisfactory percentage, the province still needs to continue to implement water restrictions so that reliable water provision is sustained until the rain comes.
Water is a scarce resource and catalytic towards economic development and it must therefore be conserved at all times,” he concluded.
