The department of water and sanitation (DWS) is calling on both community members and government officials to not forget the importance of protecting their rivers during the national lockdown. “The good state of our rivers, streams and…
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,…
The last week’s rain has brought some relief to the drought-ridden Eastern Cape, with provincial dam levels rising to 47.3% according to the latest figures released by the department of water and sanitation (DWS). Once again, however, BCM…
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…
Weekend rain has brought relief to parts of the Eastern Cape, according to the latest dam report issued by the department of water and sanitation (DWS). Provincially, dam levels have risen to 65% which marks an almost 2% increase from…
The department of water and sanitation (DWS) is warning Eastern Cape residents not to become complacent with regards to saving water. Despite heavy rains raising provincial dam levels from 62.8% to 63.2%, the department said in a recent…
THE Western Cape water crisis has escalated to disaster status, while the Eastern Cape is also facing severe water shortages. Spokesman of the department of water and sanitation,Sputnik Ratau, indicated in a statement this week that parts…
Amathole water system sees dramatic drop THIS winter’s low rainfall rate has led to a scarcity of water and a sharp decline in dam levels in the Eastern Cape, with the lowest levels ever recorded in the Amathole system that feeds Buffalo…
