MOSSEL BAY NEWS - While dam levels in the Cape Town area have increased on average to 100% and above, local dam levels have remained virtually the same for the past week.
The average dam level in the Western Cape has now increased to 65%. The MEC of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, Minister Anton Bredell, said in a press release good winter rainfall has seen the level of dams feeding the City of Cape Town increase from below 16% on average to 100% and above in some cases.
Only the Theewaterskloof dam is still lagging, but it too has seen a marked improvement over the past three months.
The dam, the biggest in the Western Cape, is currently 57.6% full. The level increased by 2% over the past week.
"Last year at this time the average level was 36%. Looking ahead at the coming summer period, we are in a much better position this time around.
"That being said, we remain concerned about the Karoo region of the province, where the situation remains quite serious," Bredell said
"However, we want to recommend that consumers continue to use water wisely despite the situation improvingd.
"Demand is sure to pick up again in the coming months and we need to avoid falling back into potentially water wastage habits. Moving forward, it is to the benefit of all that we use the limited resources we have as optimally as we can."
Major Dam statistics
- Theewaterskloof dam – 57.6% full this week (2017: 28%. Last week: 55.7%)
- Voëlvlei dam – 95% full this week (2017: 27%. Last week: 92%)
- Bergriver Dam – 100% full this week (2017: 64%. Last week: 99%)
- Clanwilliam Dam – 100%. (2017: 41%. Last week: 100%)
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