DWS calls for water use restraint while Nkangala’s dam levels show most improvement
Mpumalanga's dams has shown a slight increase in levels from 92.7% to 93.1%.
While Loskop Dam has shown the biggest increase in volume from 98.4$ to 100.3%, with the dam wall overflowing, the Mpumalanga Department of Water and Sanitation has launched an appeal for Mpumalanga residents to save water.
The Nkangala District, which includes Loskop, Middelburg Dam and Witbank Dam is currently stable above 87.2%.
Middelburg Dam currently stands at 87.2% which is slightly higher than the previous recorded water level of 86.4%.
Overall, Mpumalanga’s dams has shown a slight increase in levels from 92.7% to 93.1%.
The department issued the following updates on Mpumalanga water levels:
The Water Management Areas (WMAs) on the other side recorded mixed results, with the Limpopo-Olifants WMA slightly increasing from 86.4% to 86.6% and the Inkomati-Usuthu WMA slightly dropping from 91.3% to 90.9%.
In the three districts of the province, only Ehlanzeni District recorded a slight drop from 83.3% to 83 1%. Gert Sibande and Nkangala districts recorded some improvements in water levels, increasing from 95.1% to 95.4% and 97.4% to 98.4% respectively.
The Lowveld and Ehlanzeni District recorded both improved as well as static dam levels.
The listed dams which recorded improvements include Blyderivierspoort Dam from 79.3% to 79.7%, Klipkopjes Dam from 79.9% to 82.7%, Primkop Dam from 90.6% to 94.5%, Kwena Dam from 77.4% to 76.6%, and Da Gama Dam from 87.3% to 87.9%.
On the downside, Driekoppies Dam dropped from 84.8% to 94.6%, Longmere Dam from 82.3% to 79.2%, and Ohrigstad Dam from 45.7% to 43.8%.
The dams which remained unchanged in water levels include Buffelskloof Dam at 90.9%, Witklip Dam at 84.3%, and Inyaka from 93.3%.
Most listed dams in the Gert Sibande District recorded declines in water levels . The dams which dropped in water levels include Vygeboom from 97.4% to 97.2%, Jericho from 88.6% to 88.3%, Westoe from 61.7% to 60.1%, and Heyshope from 100.8% to 100.2%.
Listed dams which recorded positive results in the Gert Sibande District include Grootdraai increasing from 93.1% to 95.0%, Nooitgedacht from 93.9% to 94.3%, and Morgenstond from 100.2% to 100.5%.
The situation remains positive in the Nkangala District with the majority of listed dams recording improvements with Rhenosterkop remaining unchanged at 97.5%.
