The Grootdraai Dam water level is at 96.9%
In the Gert Sibande District, most listed dams recorded improvements in water levels.
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) encouraged the public to continue using water sparingly despite a slight improvement in water levels in Mpumalanga, especially in this dry season.
Their weekly state of reservoirs report, dated May 22, showed the average dam levels recorded a 0.2% increase from last week’s 98.9% to 99.1%.
In the water management areas (WMAs), the Olifants WMA increased from 90.3% to 90.7%, while the Inkomati-Usuthu WMA remained unchanged at 99.7%.
According to the department, these levels were much better than in the same period last year, when average levels stood at 95.4%, the Olifants WMA at 84.4%, and the Inkomati-Usuthu WMA at 99.5%.
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The report also showed the levels per district were in line with the WMAs.
The Ehlanzeni and Gert Sibande districts remained unchanged at 100.5% and 98.4%, in line with the water situation in the Inkomati-Usuthu WMAs.
In the Gert Sibande District, most listed dams recorded improvements in water levels. Grootdraai increased from 96.8% to 96.9%, Nooitgedacht from 99.9% to 100.6%, Vygeboom from 100.8% to 100.9% and Heyshope from 100.9% to 101.0%.
Jericho Dam dropped from 92.2% to 91.6%, Westoe from 87.8% to 86.6% and Morgenstond from 100.2% to 100.1%.
