THE Department of Water and Sanitation has called on water consumers to intensify their water conservation efforts to save the country from a dry winter.

The department said that South Africa’s dam levels continued to drop, despite thundershowers in some parts of the country.

A weekly dam levels report released by the department this week, paints a gloomy picture about the state of water since the beginning of the heat wave two months ago.

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Despite some rains in KwaZulu-Natal, Umgeni System, which comprises Albert Falls, Nagle and Inanda dams, dropped to 59.2 per cent. Midmar Dam in Natal Midlands also decreased from 93.6 per cent to 93.3 per cent. Inanda Dam, one of the water resources that supply eThekwini, dropped slightly from 61.6 per cent to 61.1 per cent this week.

The report showed a drop in national water average from 63.6 per cent last week to 62.9 per cent this week.

The Western Cape seems to be on the receiving end of the stick as the provincial dam levels are reportedly half-full at 47.9 per cent. Water level in Theewaterskloof Dam, one of the main arteries to the City of Cape Town, has decreased from 47.4 per cent to 46.3 per cent, with Clanwilliam Dam also decreased from 57.6 per cent to 54 per cent.

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