Limpopo dam levels on a decline
A weekly report on dam levels issued by the Department of Water and Sanitation has shown another slight drop in Limpopo water levels from last week’s 83.7% to 82.9% this week. During a similar period last year, the province’s overall storage capacity stood at 77.6%, which is an improvement this year.
This minimal decrease means that the available water in the province as of this week is at 1227.4 cubic metres out of a full capacity of 1480.1 cubic metres.
The Polokwane Water Supply System with dams supplying water to Polokwane and surrounding areas is currently at 94.3%, a slight decrease from last week’s 95.6%. This is, however, a great improvement compared to last year at this time when the system stood at 80.1%.
Several Dams remained the same. These includes, Magoebaskloof Dam at 100.1% this week and last week. Middel-Letaba Dam remains at 0.7%, same as last week. Modjadji Dam did not experience any movement as well, it was 45.2% last week and this week.
Klaserie Dam significantly dropped from 83.3% last week to 80.8 % this week. Ebenezer Dam also took a dip, it was 96.4% last week and this week it is standing at 94.9%. Tzaneen Dam dropped from 88.0% last week to 83.3% this week. Tzaneen Dam also dropped from 83.8% last week to 81.9% this week.
Despite the slight overall decline, Vergelegen Dam improved from last week’s 95.2% to this week’s 96.4%. Glen Alpine Dam also slightly improved, from last week’s 50.7% to this week’s 52.3%.
The Department of Water and Sanitation has reiterated its call to residents to continue using water sparingly. The communities are also encouraged to report any water leaks and water infrastructure vandalism to local municipalities.
Source: Government of South Africa