he Kwena Dam, one of the strategic listed dams in the province, has continued to drop in water volumes and has now dipped below the 90% mark.
According to the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) weekly state of reservoirs report of October 10, the Kwena Dam in the Lowveld and Ehlanzeni District recorded a drop from last week’s 91.7% to 89.5%.

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All other listed dams in the Lowveld also continued to record declines in water levels, with only Driekoppies Dam remaining unchanged at 99.0%.
Primkop Dam recorded the highest decline, dropping 8.2% from last week’s 83.6% to 75.4%.
Blyderivierspoort dropped from 83% to 80.1%, Buffelskloof from 86.7% to 82.3%, Longmere from 82.7% to 81.7%, Klipkopjes from 97.4% to 92.8%, Witklip from 93% to 91.6%, Da Gama from 93.7% to 92.8%, Inyaka from 81% to 80.4% and Ohrigstad from 34.9% to 32.1%.

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In terms of the provincial overview, the average dam levels dropped from 91.4% to 90.4% and in the water management areas (WMA), the Olifants dropped from 80.8% to 80% and the Inkomati-Usuthu dropped from 95.3% to 94.6%.

Even though the water levels continue to drop, the situation is much better than the same period last year when the average dam levels stood at 76.7% and the Olifants WMA was at 69.5% and the Inkomati-Usuthu stood at 84.6%.
As the water levels continue to drop, the DWS encourages the public to use water wisely and sparingly taking into consideration that South Africa is a water scarce country and water has no substitute.