The decline in the local dam level, as well as at others in the province, has been of great concern to the water and sanitation department, which has called for communities to use water sparingly.
The Goedertrouw Dam near Eshowe, KwaZulu-Natal, which is the area’s prime water source, has recorded a decline from 55.7% to 55.2%.
“A weekly dam levels report issued by the department of water and sanitation in KZN has shown a marginal decline in the province’s dam levels from 62.2% last week to 61.8% this week,” said DWS spokesperson, Sputnik Ratau.“To assist communities with water challenges, the department has allocated 300 water storage tanks at the eThekwini Metro, with an additional 123 tankers.
In this financial year, the department has committed R3 billion to continue with the implementation of 136 bulk water and sanitation.
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