As provincial dam levels dropped to 54% this week, the news for the Amathole region is mixed. Of the six dams in the Amathole Water Supply System, two saw a decrease in their levels, two increased and one remained stable. The first dam to…
Dam levels across the province have remained mostly stable, with only a 0.1% change recorded throughout the EC, according to the department of water and sanitation (DWS). According to the latest figures, the provincial level increased…
BCM finally has some good news on the water front. Following continued rains last week, most dams in the area saw a rise in level with only two dams declining. Bridle Drift and Nahoon were the only dams which lost water this week,…
Last week’s burst of rain seems to have done some good for the Eastern Cape and helped raise the provincial dam levels to 46.4%. However, this won’t be much comfort to BCM as dam levels continue their steady decline. Only two dams are…
Due to a lack of rain in the region, most parts of the Eastern Cape are experiencing low dam levels as well as continuously declining groundwater levels. Currently, the average dam in the province is sitting at below 60%-a clear…
This week the total storage of water in Eastern Cape is at 60.7%, compared to last week, the average dam levels were at 61.1%, a clear sign that the drought continues in the province, the Water Affairs Department said in a statement…
