Several dams overflow due to improved rainfall — but not near Cape Town
The Western Cape Water Supply System’s six dams that serve mainly the City of Cape Town decreased from 18.3% to 17.7%
Several dams across SA have overflowed over the past two weeks‚ thanks to a significant improvement in rainfall‚ the Department of Water and Sanitation said on Wednesday."The rain was soft but intense‚ enough to soak the soil and replenish groundwater for basic use‚" the department said in a statement.Improvements in the past two weeks have been noticed in most provinces‚ particularly Gauteng‚ Mpumalanga‚ Free State‚ North West and KwaZulu-Natal.The report showed that national average dam levels have increased significantly from 70.5% last week to 75.2% this week. In Gauteng, the Vaal Dam level increased from 94.7% to 103.5% last week. The Integrated Vaal River System‚ consisting of 14 dams (including the Vaal), that serves Gauteng‚ Sasol and Eskom‚ increased from 83.5% to 87.6%. The system was at 86.8% during the same time last year.However‚ the Western Cape Water Supply System’s six dams that serve mainly the City of Cape Town decreased from 18.3% to 17.7%‚ the department said. Th...
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