Gauteng dams are bursting at the seams as Cape levels continue to fall
Dam levels in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng are improving‚ while those in the Western Cape decline‚ the Department of Water and Sanitation says. "Most Gauteng dams are bursting at [the] seams‚ thanks to the incessant rains that fell over large parts of the province recently‚" the department said in its weekly report. The average level recorded in Gauteng after the rains stands at 101%‚ followed by the Free State and Mpumalanga at 92.2% and 81.7%, respectively "However‚ if reports by the South African Weather Services are anything to go by‚ KwaZulu-Natal will soon occupy the top spot after the predicted heavy downpours expected in the province for the next two weeks. The current average dam level in KwaZulu-Natal 64.7%." In early April‚ the department said the Umgeni Dam system in KwaZulu-Natal, with five dams serving eThekwini and Msunduzi in Pietermaritzburg, increased from 70.5% to 73.7%. The system was at 62.0% in the same period in 2017. Midmar Dam decreased from 101.1% to 100.5%‚ w...
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