The latest official dam level stats for the Western Cape show that cumulatively the six major dams in the province remain in excess of 90% 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 the winter months.
However, despite some unseasonal rain in recent days in the province, the sun has made its appearance bringing warmer weather as summer kicks in.
Down on last year’s numbers
The City of Cape Town uploaded its latest stats on Friday, 27 December.
The latest figures show the six dams are a combined 90.7% of total storage.
That’s down from the 93.4% the previous week.
The current levels are also down on the same period a year ago when the combined percentage stood at 91.1%.
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 90.3% of capacity, while the next biggest dam, Voëlvlei (164 095 MI), is at 92.7%.
Western Cape residents need no reminding of life during the ‘Day Zero’ water crisis from mid-2017 to mid-2018.
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