Dip in Western Cape dam levels raises fresh concerns about water security - EWN
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Western Cape dam levels have dipped this week, raising fresh concerns about water security as the province prep[ares for a hot and potentially water-stressed summer.
Western Cape dam levels have dipped this week, raising fresh concerns about water security as the province prep[ares for a hot and potentially water-stressed summer.
The province’s Water and Sanitation Department said overall dam levels have fallen slightly from 80.1% last week to 79.7% this week.
The Cape Town Water Supply System has also declined from 77.2% to 76.3%.
Theewaterskloof Dam, the largest dam in the system, is now at 76.7%, down by less than one percentage point from last week.
However, the picture is not the same across the province.
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