After dropping a further two per cent in the last week, Kwena Dam is at concerning 33,2 per cent.

This is according to the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) weekly state of reservoirs report of November 30.
It shows that in Ehlanzeni, Blyderivierpoort Dam dropped from 81,3 per cent to 80,2, Buffelskloof from 46,8 per cent to 44,1, Driekoppies from 67,9 per cent to 67,1, Longmere from 50,2 per cent to 48,4, Witklip from 59,4 per cent to 59, Primkop from 67,6 per cent to 63,3, Kwena from 35,2 per cent to 33,2, Inyaka from 49 per cent to 48,9 and Ohrigstad from 7,7 per cent to 7,4.

The only improvements in the district were recorded at the Klipkoppie and Da Gama dams which recorded increases from 10,1 per cent to 12,2 and 48,5 per cent to 48,8.

The report shows that Mpumalanga continues to experience declines in water volumes in listed dams and water management areas.

The water levels in the listed dams dropped from last week’s 63,5 per cent to 63,1, which equates to 1 601,9 cubic metres of water in storage out of the required 2 538,6 cubic metres.