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Cape Town – Snowfall on the Western Cape Highlands was expected to provide much needed relief to the dams of the province.
Heavy rainfall has also had a positive effect on the province's dam levels, said the National Department of Water and Sanitation.
"The heavy rains of the weekend and early this morning brought relief to the Western Cape dams for the Western Cape water supply system. (WCWSS) are at 48.33% compared to 42.33% last week. "
The Theewaterskloof Dam, the largest dam in the system, had reached 34.15% compared to 19.24% at the same time last year, said the department spokesman. "The Misverstand dam on the west coast is 157.38%, Voëlvlei also went from 36.27% last week to 44.66% The Clanwilliam dam on the west coast also shows an improvement of 57.46% last week at 67.69% The total storage for the Western Cape dams is 41.50%
Services report that snow covers the mountain peaks of the province and that significant precipitation has been recorded in the province in the past 24 hours. about 124 mm of rain and Grabouw recorded 65 mm more rain is expected throughout the day in most parts of the province. "
people are taking precautionary measures because some areas are experiencing localized floods.
it is good for water security, but we also encourage people to take extra precautions at this time. Water levels in the Rivers are increasing and that means people have to be careful when they cross these rivers, "said Ratau Berge, his daughter Lillian (5 years old) and his son Daniel (3 years old) enjoying the snow at Ceres Photo: Henk Kruger / ANA / African News Agency
Following the decline in water levels in dams, the WCWSS's water department is scaling up by 45% for households and industries and 60% for water.
"Restrictions on agricultural use were increased from 50% to 60% until the status be revised in the hydrological cycle, "the ministry said.
"The department continuously monitors the levels of all the dams in the province. The Western Cape receives its water mainly in the winter and with this heavy rain, there is water. Hope the dams recharge faster, "he said.
Cape Argus
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