The Gert Sibande District dam levels recorded mixed results with some listed dams recording declines, some improvements and others remaining unchanged.
On the decline mode, Grootdraai Dam dropped from 83.6% to 83.2%, Nooitgedacht from 84.7% to 83.9%, and Westoe from 71.3% to 45.6%. Morgenstond and Heyshope dams remained unchanged at 84.0% and 98.3%, respectively.
Dams that recorded some improvements include Vygeboom increasing from 100.1% to 100.3% and Jericho increasing from 71.3% to 71.8%.
All the listed dams in the Nkangala District recorded declines in water levels. Witbank Dam dropped from 94.4% to 94.0%, Middelburg from 90.5% to 89.9%, Loskop from 96.9% to 96.4%, and Rhenosterkop / Mkhombo from 89.0% to 88.5%.
The Department of Water and Sanitation calls on the public to be more conservative and use the available water wisely and sparingly as South Africa is a dry and water scarce country where every drop counts as water has no substitute. The Department also encourages the public to fix and report all leaks to prevent the unnecessary loss of precious water.
