Mpumalanga water levels continue to drop but still higher than last year this time
Witbank Dam is above 90%, but it does not mean water can be wasted.
Water levels in the Mpumalanga Province continue to drop, but the situation is much better than in the same period last year.
According to the Department of Water and Sanitation weekly state of reservoirs report, the majority of the listed dams in the province are around the 80 and 90 percent mark with the lowest level being 7.9%.
Witbank Dam is still above 90%
Witbank Dam slightly increased from 91.1% to 91.6% and Loskop Dam dropped from 94.4% to 93.7%.
The critically low Rhenosterkop Dam is the only listed dam in the Nkangala District further dropping from 8.0% to 7.9%.
“The DWS weekly report of August 9 shows that on average, the dam levels dropped from 82.6% to 82.3% which is more than 10% higher than last year when it stood at 70.5%. In terms of the catchment areas, the Olifants water management area dropped from 75.5% to 75.0%, and the Inkomati-Usuthu water management area remained unchanged 89.3%,” said Themba Khoza from DWS.
DWS encourages water users to be more conservative in their water use and always keep in mind that every drop counts in South Africa which is a water-scarce country.
The department also encourages the public to minimize water losses by fixing leaks in their households and report leaks to their municipalities to prevent water losses.
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