The latest official dam level stats for the Western Cape show that cumulatively the six major dams in the province have dipped to below 60% 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, those levels have dropped significantly in recent weeks, despite far colder weather – and snow – having arrived in the provinces in the past 48 hours.
Down on last year
The City of Cape Town uploaded its latest stats on Monday, 5 May.
The latest figures show the six dams are a combined 59.7% of total storage.
That’s down from the 60.7% the previous week.
The current levels are also down on the same period a year ago when the combined percentage stood at 62.1%.
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 60% of capacity, while the next biggest dam, Voëlvlei (164 095 MI), is at 58.5%.
Western Cape residents need no reminding of life during the ‘Day Zero’ water crisis from mid-2017 to mid-2018.
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