Newcstle KZN: Dam levels in KwaZulu-Natal continue to decline
In comparison to the current year, the System, which is supplied by five dams, stood at 69.9 percent last year.
Dam levels in KwaZulu-Natal continue to decline on a weekly basis, with 70.1 percent falling from 70.4 percent the previous week.
This is according to the Department of Water and Sanitation’s weekly report on the status of water levels in the province.
“We must emphasise that, while there is a decrease, it is minor and should not cause concern among residents,” said spokesperson Sputnik Ratau.
Ratau stated that the province’s storage capacity was much improved when compared to a similar period last year when it stood at 59.7 percent.
He stated that the province’s water supply system, Umgeni, was performing exceptionally well, with an above-average percentage of 80.1 percent, up from 80.8 percent last week.
In comparison to the current year, the System, which is supplied by five dams, stood at 69.9 percent last year.
“We have dams like the Midmar within the Umgeni Water Supply System, which is currently at 95.8 percent, down from 96.9 percent last week,” Ratau explained.
Ntshingwayo (Chelmsford) Dam decreased from 75,8 percent capacity to 75.3%.
Other figures are as follows:
- Midamar Dam – 95.8 percent
- Nagle Dam – 79.3 percent
- Albert Falls Dam – 52.1 percent
- Inanda Dam – 92.1 percent
- Hazelmere Dam – 43.4 percent
- Driel Barrage Dam – 94.1 percent
- Woodstock Dam – 86.6 percent
- Zaaihoek Dam – 78.4 percent
- Mearns Dam – 61.0 percent
- Spring Gove – 90.7 percent
- Wagendrift Dam – 98.5 percent
- Goedertrouw Dam -72.6 percent
- Klipfontein Dam – 90.9 percent
- Hluhluwe Dam – 90.6 percent
- Pongola Dam – 57.2 percent
“The Department has called for prudent water use and urged residents to report water leaks and infrastructure vandalism to local authorities,” Raku concluded.
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