Latest levels show a slight decline in Polokwane’s water supply systems
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has called on residents to continue using water sparingly due to dam levels dropping daily.
POLOKWANE – According to a weekly report released by the Department of Water and Sanitation, the province’s average dam levels are at 71.1% this week, showing a decline compared to last year this time (75.9%).
According to the report, Polokwane’s water supply system is at 90.0%, showing a slight decline when compared to 90.8% last week. However, the department says it is still in a relieving state compared to last year this time which stood at 62.5%.
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The summary of Limpopo’s Water Management Area (WMA) reflects a decline compared to last year this time when water levels were 86.6% compared to the current 74.5%, whereas the Olifantspoort stands at 70.0%, also showing a slight decline compared to last year’s 72.3 %, which should alarm Limpopo residence to continue saving water.
Ebenezer Dam, which supplies majority of the communities around Polokwane is currently at 83.86% this week, whilst Tzaneen Dam, which mostly helps farmers in the Mopani District with irrigation continues to decline with 35.32% from last week’s 36.41%.
“Although provincial storage is at satisfactory percentage, the province still needs to continue to implement water restrictions so that reliable water provision is sustained until the next summer rains. Water is a scarce resource and catalytic towards economic development and it must therefore be conserved at all times,” the statement read.
The Department’s Regional Head in Limpopo, Lesiba Tloubatla, is appealing to water users in Limpopo to continue saving water.
“With the climate change affecting the way in which it used to rain in this province, we encourage people to continue saving,” he concluded.
