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MOSSEL BAY NEWS - Mossel Bay Acting Mayor Alderman Dirk Kotzé and the portfolio chairperson for Infrastructure Services, Councillor Anton Dellemijn paid a visit to the Wolwedans dam as part of their oversight role.

The Wolwedans Dam is a concrete dam in South Africa located on the Great Brak River. 

The dam is the principal source of water for the municipality of Mossel Bay, as well as the gas-to-liquids refinery PetroSA. 

The dam, opened in 1990, serves mainly for municipal and industrial water supply purposes.

The catchment area covers 123 km², and the dam wall stands 70 m tall over a length of 268 m.

The total capacity is 25 530 000 cubic metres = 25530 Megaliter = 25530000000 liter.

On 2 November, the dam level was 67.37%.

Photo gallery: Wolwedans Dam oversight visit

The director: Infrastructure Services, Dick Naidoo, and Manager (Water and Sanitation) Eric Louw, accompanied the Councillors on their visit to the insides of the dam wall.

"The engineering integrity and upkeep of the dam is of the utmost importance to Mossel Bay Municipality. We are so fortunate to have a dedicated team of professionals who care for the municipal infrastructure, whether it is a water treatment works, a borehole, a pipeline, or an intricate and well-engineered dam wall such as here at Wolwedans," Councillor Dellemijn said.

Alderman Dirk Kotzé expressed his thanks to the various teams responsible not only for clean potable water but also for ensuring that spillages and waste are kept to the absolute minimum.

"Despite popular belief, South Africa is a water-scarce country, and I urge every resident and visitor to use water sparingly."

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