Tag Archives: Dam Levels

Cape Town dam levels still above 100% despite slight decrease

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintStaff Reporter, Cape Argus, 13 October 2020 Dams supplying the Cape Town metro continue to sit above 100% despite a slight decrease from last week’s levels. Read More

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Cape Town dam levels have increased to 98.2%

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintStaff Reporter, Cape Argus, 22 September 2020 The City of Cape Town released the dam levels statistics on Tuesday, which showed dam capacity for the Cape Town metro rose from 96.4% to 98.2%. Read More

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Butterworth runs out of water as dam levels reach new lows

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintAbongile Jantjies, SABC News, 13 September 2020 The town of Butterworth in the Eastern Cape will have no water this coming week. Read More

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Despite recent rains KZN dam levels continue to decline

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintThobeka Ngema, Daily News, 10 September 2020 Spring has sprung but not for KZN dam levels which have been affected by the season change according to the Department of Water and Sanitation in the province. Read More

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Dam levels continue to drop in South Africa

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintRobin-lee Francke, ANA, 25 June 2020 The Department of Water and Sanitation has revealed that South Africa’s dam levels continue to decline as the country’s dry winter takes its toll on scarce water resources. Read More

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Cape Town dam levels rise 0.6% while the total capacity now sits at 58.8%

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintANA Reporter, 23 June 2020 Water levels at dams supplying the Cape Town metropolitan area increased by 0.6 percent during the week to June 21 to 58.8 percent of total capacity, the city council said on Tuesday. Read More

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