As we are already in the dry winter season with little prospects of rain in the Mpumalanga Province, the Department of Water and Sanitation emphasizes the importance of water conservation and the use of the available water sparingly taking into consideration that South Africa is a water scarce country.
Water levels in the Mpumalanga Province continue to decline.
According to the Department of Water and Sanitation weekly state of reservoirs report of May 20, Mpumalanga recorded a 2% drop in average dam levels from last week’s 74.2% to 71.8%.
Witbank Dam dropped from 87.4% to 86.6%.
Water levels in the Olifants catchment dropped from last week’s 63.1% to 62.8% and the Inkomati-Usuthu catchment recorded a 3% drop in water volumes from last week’s 77.2% to 73.3% as recorded on Monday, May 20.
This week’s drop in water levels in the Mpumalanga Province shows a downward trend as water levels having dropping since the beginning of May.
The majority of the listed dams in the Province recorded declines in water volumes with only the Kwena, Longmere and Primkop dams in the Ehlanzeni District recording some minor improvements.
In light of the decline mode in relation to water levels in the Mpumalanga Province, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) would like to urge the public to be more conservative and use the available water sparingly and in a wise manner.
In Ehlanzeni District Blyderivierpoort Dam remained unchanged at 99.8%, Driekoppies Dam also remained unchanged at 75.4%, Klipkopjes Dam dropped from 49.5% to 47.4%, Witklip Dam dropped from 100.3% to 99.7%, Da Gama Dam dropped from 74.5% to 73.7% and Inyaka Dam dropped from 67.7% to 67.4%.
Kwena Dam increased from 57.1% to 57.2%, followed by Longmere Dam which increased from 68.3% to 70.3% and Primkop Dam which increased from 22.3% to 24.5%.
In the Olifants catchment in the Nkangala District, all the major dams recorded declines in water levels.
Middelburg Dam dropped from 94.7% to 94.6% and Loskop Dam dropped from 92.0% to 91.6%.
Water levels in all the listed dams in the Gert Sibande District dropped from last week’s recorded volumes.
Grootdraai Dam dropped from 77.6% to 76.4%, Vygeboom Dam dropped from 100.4% to 100.3%, Jericho Dam dropped from 65.2% to 64.2%, Westoe Dam dropped from 69.4% to 69.0%, Morgenstond Dam dropped from 63.2% to 62.4% and Heyshope Dam dropped from 87.7% to 87.5%.
