SA water levels on the decline
South Africans have been encouraged to save water, as water resources and dam levels across the country, with the exception of the Western Cape, continue to decline consistently week-on-week.
“The national water storage of our combined dams has declined to 69.3 per cent this week, from 69.3 per cent last week,” the Department of Water and Sanitation said on Thursday.
This means that the country has 22 200.1 cubic metres of water in store, out of 32 012.2 cubic metres full capacity.
Water levels in KwaZulu-Natal have declined to 61.1 per cent this week from 61.5 per cent last week.
The Umgeni Water Supply System with five dams is down to 73.1 per cent this week from 73.7 per cent last week.
South Africans have been called to save water as the winter’s dry season continues to negatively affect the country’s water resources.
“Water users are reminded that South Africa is still a water scarce country, therefore water saving measures need to be heightened. While everyone is encouraged to wash their hands regularly with a soap, the department would like to advise that leaving a tap running while washing hands is wastage,” the department.
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