The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) calls on the public to strengthen water conservation efforts in the face of a strong El Niño, as water levels continue to drop in the listed dams and water management areas in Mpumalanga Province.
According to the latest DWS weekly State of Reservoirs report released this week, the average dam levels in Mpumalanga Province continue to drop, with a further decline from last week’s 98.3% to 97.6%. Water levels also continue to drop in the Water Management Areas (WMAs), with the Limpopo-Olifants WMA dropping from 99.1% to 98.2%, and the Inkomati-Usuthu WMA dropping from 97.5% to 96.9%.
The three districts of the province also continue to record declines in water levels, with Ehlanzeni dropping from 99.6% to 98.9%, Gert Sibande from 97.2% to 96.7%, and Nkangala from 99.0% to 98.0%.
The report further shows that all the listed dams in Mpumalanga Province recorded decreases in water levels. In the Lowveld and Ehlanzeni District, Kwena Dam dropped from 99.2% to 98.0%, Witklip Dam from 100.3% to 99.2%, Driekoppies Dam from 100.2% to 99.7%, Inyaka Dam from 99.7% to 99.4%, Da Gama Dam from 99.3% to 98.4%, Primkop Dam from 101.7% to 100.6%, Longmere Dam from 101.6% to 97.1%, Klipkopjes Dam from 100.4% to 99.6%, Blyderivierpoort Dam from 100.1% to 100.0%, Buffelskloof Dam from 100.2% to 97.8%, and Ohrigstad Dam from 87.5% to 84.7%.
In Gert Sibande District, Grootdraai Dam dropped from 100.4% to 100.0%, Nooitgedacht Dam from 98.6% to 97.6%, Vygeboom Dam from 100.3% to 100.2%, Jericho Dam from 90.8% to 88.8%, Westoe Dam from 51.9% to 51.7%, Morgenstond Dam from 99.9% to 98.8%, and Heyshope Dam from 100.3% to 100.0%.
In Nkangala District, Witbank Dam dropped from 98.4% to 97.9%, Middelburg Dam from 94.2% to 93.6%, Loskop Dam from 99.5% to 98.2%, and Rhenosterkop/Mkhombo Dam from 99.5% to 98.8%.
The Department of Water and Sanitation urges communities and all other water users to use the available water sparingly and avoid wastage, as every drop counts.
Water has no substitute. Residents are therefore urged to use water responsibly, fix leaking taps and pipes, and help prevent infrastructure vandalism to ensure a sustainable water supply for current and future generations.
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