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Dam levels still low despite countrywide rainfall

Tuesday, 03 May 2016, 15:29
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Dam levels still low despite countrywide rainfall
The Water and Sanitation Department says despite recent rainfall in some parts of the country, dam levels have seen a small decrease.
NATIONAL NEWS - The Water and Sanitation Department says despite recent rainfall in some parts of the country, dam levels have seen a small decrease.

The department puts the combined national average for dam levels at 54.5 percent - compared to last week’s 54.7 percent.

All provincial reservoirs have had an increase except for the North West and the Western Cape.

The department’s Sputnik Ratau says the situation is dire compared to the previous year.

“Last year, at the same time, our dam levels were at 79.3 percent, which means that we are now at about 25 percent less in our dams than we had last year.”
 

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