Mpumalanga records another week of decline in water levels
As certain dam levels continue to decline, the Department of Water and Sanitation urged the public to use water sparingly.
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) called on the public to use the available water in a wise and sparing manner as water levels in the listed dams and catchment areas continue to drop.
The DWS’s weekly state of reservoirs report of June 13 shows that the average water levels in the listed dams in the province recorded a further decline from last week’s 95.4% to 95.3%. The water management areas also recorded declines, with the Olifants dropping from 84.4% to 84.3% and the Inkomati-Usuthu dropping from 99.3% to 99.1%.
The only listed dam that recorded some improvement in the Lowveld and Ehlanzeni District is the Da Gama Dam, which recorded an increase from 99.8% to 100.3%.
Most of the listed dams in the Lowveld remained unchanged, with Kwena Dam at 100.4%, Blyderivierspoort at 100.4%, Buffelskloof at 100.3%, Witklip at 100.3%, Primkop at 101.1%, and Ohrigstad at 52.7%.
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Dams that recorded declines in water volumes include Driekoppies Dam from 100.5% to 100.4%, Longmere from 100.9% to 100.7%, Klipkopjes from 100.2% to 100% and Inyaka from 87.6% to 87.1%.
In the Gert Sibande District, Morgenstond Dam is the only listed dam that recorded some improvement in water levels, further increasing from last week’s 100.4% to 100.5%. Grootdraai and Nooitgedacht dams remained unchanged at 100.9% and 100.6% respectively.
On the decline mode, Vygeboom Dam dropped from 101.0% to 100.7%, Jericho from 100.3% to 100.2%, Westoe from 98.3% to 97.7% and Heyshope from 100.7% to 100.4%.
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Loskop Dam is the only listed dam that recorded a decline in the Nkangala District, dropping from 100.9% to 100.7%.
On a positive note, Witbank Dam rose from 100.8% to 100.9%, Middelburg from 97.0% to 98.4% and Rhenosterkop/Mkhombo Dam increased from 47.8% to 48.2%.
DWS further encouraged the public to protect and prevent the pollution of water resources, as pollution negatively affects water quality leading to less water available for use.
