Cape Town dam levels: Numbers drop sparking ‘Day Zero’ warnings

As summer continues in the Western Cape, the official dam level stats in the province continue to fall sparking urgent warnings to residents to use water sparingly.

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The six major dams in the province – the Berg River, Steenbras Lower, Steenberg Upper, Theewaterskloof, Voelvlei and Wemmershoek – are cumulatively significantly down on a similar period last year.

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The City of Cape Town uploaded its latest stats as of Tuesday, 7 February.

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The latest figures show the six dams are a combined 59.8% of total storage.

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That’s down from 62% the previous week.

Most worryingly, 12 months ago the combined percentage stood at 84.7%.

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Theewaterskloof, which accounts for more than 50% of the province’s total dam capacity (480 188 MI of a total of 898 221 MI) is at 56.4% of capacity, while the next biggest dam, Voëlvlei (164 095 MI), is down at 45.2%.

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Western Cape residents need no reminding of life during the ‘Day Zero’ water crisis from mid-2017 to mid-2018.

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Follow The South African website for the latest dam level news.

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