Western Cape dam levels compared to Gauteng water crisis
The recent change of season seems to have offered a little bit of relief as Western Cape dam levels stats remain positive.
The official stats for Western Cape dam levels remain good with summer having turned into autumn in the country.
This is in stark contrast to the conditions being currently experienced in other parts of South Africa, most notably Gauteng.
The six major dams in the Western Cape – the Berg River, Steenbras Lower, Steenberg Upper, Theewaterskloof, Voelvlei and Wemmershoek – are cumulatively UP on a similar period last year.
The City of Cape Town uploaded its latest stats as of Monday, 25 March 2024.
The latest figures show the six dams are a combined 67.2% of total storage.
That’s marginally down from 68.5% the previous week.
A year ago the combined percentage stood at 57.9%.
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 65.8% of capacity, while the next biggest dam, Voëlvlei (164 095 MI), is at 61%.
Western Cape residents need no reminding of life during the ‘Day Zero’ water crisis from mid-2017 to mid-2018.
As reported by The South African website, here’s how Gauteng residents can avoid drinking ‘bad’ water during the ongoing crisis in the province.
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