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The Department of Water and Sanitation said the recent rains in parts of the Eastern Cape last week have helped improve the state of water levels, especially the Algoa Water Supply System.
The Department said the System, which is meant to supply water to dams in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality and had “emptied” for extended periods over the last few years due to the dire effect of drought, increased from 40.1% to 44.7%.
“This time last year, it stood at a low 15.1%,” the Department said in a statement on Thursday.
“Kouga Dam has increased from last week’s 48.4% to 54.6%. Kromrivier Dam located on the Kromme River is slightly up from 65.6% to 72.7% while Impofu Dam has remained low at 15.9% from last week’s 13.2%.’
“Loerie and Groendal dams have recorded above percentages at 100.5% and 100.9% respectively.”
The Department of Water and Sanitation said the Amathole Water Supply System, which supplies water to Buffalo City Metro and Amathole District, remained at 100% of capacity.
“Despite the province’s water storage capacity recording 81.5% from last week’s 81.0%, the Department has urged residents to continue using water sparingly as it out rolls out a number of bulk water infrastructure projects which are aimed at addressing water scarcity concerns in different parts of the province,” said spokesperson, Wisane Mavasa.
