Lowveld dams’ water levels stable
The Department of Water and Sanitation urges the public to be mindful of their water usage, even though some dams’ levels were recorded to have improved.
The Department of Water and Sanitation’s (DWS) weekly state of reservoirs report of February 19 shows that water levels in most dams in the Lowveld are stable, with some pockets of improvements, some drops and some remaining unchanged.
Starting with the positive, the listed dams that recorded some improvements include Longmere, increasing from 100.9% to 101.1%, Klipkopjes from 100% to 100.2%, Primkop from 100.2% to 100.4%, and Ohrigstad from 75% to 75.5%.
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Dams that remained unchanged in water volumes include Buffelskloof and Driekoppies, both at 100.5%.
Those showing a decline in water levels include Blyderivierspoort dropping from 100.6% to 100.4%, Witklip from 100.6% to 100.4%, Kwena from 100.6% to 100.5%,
Da Gama from 100.3% to 99.8% and Inyaka from 100.4% to 100.2%.
The Inkomati-Usuthu WMA increased from 97.5% to 97.7%.
The DWS would like to urge the public to continue using the available water wisely, sparingly and in a more conservative manner, taking into consideration that South Africa is a water-scarce country.
