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Water and Sanitation calls for wise water use as water levels drop in Mpumalanga

According to the Department of Water and Sanitation's (DWS) weekly state of reservoirs report of January 31, the average water levels in the listed da

Download logoMpumalanga water levels continue to rise. Water levels in the listed dams and catchment areas continue to rise in the Mpumalanga Province.

Dam levels in integrated Vaal river system decline. Photo: SA News The dam levels within the Integrated Vaal River System (IVRS), with the exception of four dams, have fallen this week while one remains unchanged for the second consecutive week. The system consists of 14 dams, which overlap Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Free State and the Northern Cape provinces. “Continuing to drop weekly, the IVRS has decreased further this week. It dropped from the level of 89.9% last week to 89.5% this week. In the previous year during the same week, the system was at 66.3%. This indicates that it had recovered ...

Even though the decrease in the Integrated Vaal River System (IVRS) dam levels is marginal – a 0.3% drop from last week and an 23.6% increase from the preceding year – the Department of Water and Sanitation urged residents to use water sparingly. Gauteng Dam levels overview Use water sparingly The Department calls on residents to refrain from flushing toilets “unless it is necessary to do so”, adding that this one small step “could assist to save many litres of water”. “In the same vein, the department wishes to reiterate that when washing cars water users must refrain from u...