Water and Sanitation on Limpopo dam levels

Limpopo dam levels have slightly dropped

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 87,2% to 86,9% this week. During a similar period last year, the province’s overall storage capacity stood at 81,9%.

This marginal drop means that the available water in the province as of this week is at 1286 cubic metres out of a full capacity of 1480 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 100,3%. This is, however, a great improvement compared to last year at this time when the system stood at 86,2%.

Several Dams remained same. These includes, Tonteldoos Dam at 100,3% this week and last week. De Hoop Dam was at 100,1% last week and this week. Flag Boshielo Dam also remained the same, it was 100,6% last week and this week. Mokolo Dam also experienced no movement, with 100,5% last week and this week.

Doordraai Dam dropped from 99,6% last week to 99,2% this week. Vondo Dam also took a dip, it was 100% last week and this week it is standing at 99,4%. Albasini  Dam dropped from 99,4% last week to 99,3% this week. Klaserie Dam also dropped from  95,1% last week to 94,7% this week.

Despite the slight overall drop, Vergelegen Dam improved from last week’s 96,1% to this week’s 97,7%. Nandoni and Mutshedzi Dams also saw improvements, from last week’s 100,8% to this week’s 100,9% and last week’s 100,9% to this week’s 101% respectively.

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