Upside to Cape storms: Dam levels dramatically rise, some to 100%
Theewaterskloof Dam which supplies Cape Town with water is at 99.1% of capacity, according to the City of Cape Town following a week of severe storms across the province.Despite the rising dam levels, residents were urged to use water sparingly.The Department of Water and Sanitation said a number of the province's dams were already above 100% capacity, including Berg River Dam, Buffeljags Dam, Ceres Dam, Tierkloof Dam and Steenbras Dam.At this time last year, they were at 89.6%.
Badroodien said through these projects, the City was working toward increasing supply by an extra 300 million litres of new water everyday by 2030. Accumulated rainfall of between 10mm and 20mm is expected, but the SAWS said that could increase to between 30mm and 35mm in mountainous areas such as Paarl and Stellenbosch.The series of storms that lashed the province last week resulted in widespread flooding in Cape Town, the Cape Winelands and the West Coast.
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