Consumers urged to keep on saving water with Vaal Dam level still falling
The Midvaal Local Municipality has urged residents to keep on saving water despite weekend rain. The council said on Monday that the level of the Vaal Dam dropped from 31.5% on September 15 to under 28% on October 20. With the level dropping about 1% every 10 days a crisis was looming‚ said Midvaal MMC for engineering services Dennis Ryder. "Although some rain has fallen during October‚ the main rains are likely to only occur in December‚ and it is vital that people do not start to ease up on their saving precautions following the rains of the past week." he said. "While the rain was welcome‚ it was too little to make any real impact on the drought situation in the Vaal area. "The Vaal Dam supplies 12-million South Africans with water. If levels drop below 25%‚ there will be a serious impact on infrastructure and the ability to supply water‚" said Ryder. He applauded the people of Midvaal for responding to requests to save water and comply with water restrictions. The municipality h...
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