The latest official dam level stats for the Western Cape show that cumulatively the six major dams in the province have dipped well below 70% of capacity.
The six major dams in the Western Cape – the Berg River, Steenbras Lower, Steenberg Upper, Theewaterskloof, Voelvlei and Wemmershoek – all saw significant increases during last winter.
However, as the summer season continues in full force with temperatures topping 40 degrees Celsius in large parts of the province, those levels have predictably dropped significantly in recent days.
However, a look at the weather forecast for the Human Rights long weekend ahead shows some rain may well fall in the catchment areas.
Down on last year
The City of Cape Town uploaded its latest stats on Tuesday, 18 March.
The latest figures show the six dams are a combined 67.3% of total storage.
That’s down from the 69.3% the previous week.
The current levels are also down on the same period a year ago when the combined percentage stood at 68.9%.
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 67.6% of capacity, while the next biggest dam, Voëlvlei (164 095 MI), is at 66.3%.
Western Cape residents need no reminding of life during the ‘Day Zero’ water crisis from mid-2017 to mid-2018.
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