Water and Sanitation on Limpopo dam levels

Limpopo dam levels have slightly subsided

A weekly report on dam levels issued by the Department of Water and Sanitation in Limpopo has shown a slight drop of the province’s dam levels from last week’s 84.4% to 83.7% this week. During a similar period last year, the province’s overall storage capacity stood at 78.5%, which is an improvement this year.

This slight decrease means that the available water in the province as of this week is at 1238.8 cubic metres out of a full capacity of 1480.1 cubic metres.

The Polokwane Water Supply System with dams supplying water to Polokwane and surrounding areas is currently at 100.1%, a slight decrease from last week’s 95.6%. This is, however, a great improvement compared to last year at this time when the system stood at 81.0%.

Several Dams remained the same. These includes, Tonteldoos Dam at 100.3% this week and last week. Ebenezer Dam was at 96.4% last week and this week. Middel-Letaba Dam also remained unchanged, it was 0.7% last week and this week. Warmbad Dam also experienced no movement, with 101.6% last week and this week.

Mokolo Dam dropped from 100.1% last week to 99.3 % this week. Doorndraai Dam also took a dip, it was 96.9% last week and this week it is standing at 96.2%. Klaserie Dam substantially dropped from 88.0% last week to 83.3% this week. Tzaneen Dam also dropped from  85.6% last week to 83.8% this week.

Despite the slight overall decline, Mutshedzi Dam improved from last week’s 100.7% to this week’s 100.8%. Vlugkraal Dam also slightly improved, from last week’s 91.2% to this week’s 91.7%.

Here’s a look at this week’s dam level status in some Limpopo dams:

The Department of Water and Sanitation has reiterated its call to residents to continue using water sparingly. The communities are also encouraged to report any water leaks and water infrastructure vandalism to local municipalities.

For more information, contact Sputnik Ratau, Spokesperson for the Department of Water and Sanitation on 082 874 2942