LETTER: Low levels of Lesotho dams trigger alarm bells for Vaal River system
With four months before the summer rains start, the low storage levels of the Katse (27.3%) and Mohale (33.4%) dams in Lesotho, critically important components of the overall Lesotho Highlands and Vaal River water systems, are greatly concerning.
There is a general lack of awareness among the public of the key economic significance of the Vaal River system, which extends from the Northern Cape through the northern Free State to Gauteng, Witbank and the platinum mines in Rustenburg. Through the Mokolo Crocodile Water Augmentation Project it is being extended to the Mokolo dam to serve the new Medupi power station...
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