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Dam levels of the Western Cape as verified by DWAF on 17 January 2011. Wolwedans Dam level currently at 68.5% vs 36.3% the same time last year. Although there has been some heavy rainfall across South Africa,Western Cape dam levels are down 7.4% vs the same week last year. Unfortunately there is not [...] Wolwedans dam level increased by7.7% week on week due to heavy rains in Mosselbay last weekend. The dam is now at 28.3%. The biggest concern is that across the Western Cape,we have 7% less water available than what we had the same time last year. [...] It was a dry winter,with less than half the long-term average rainfall recorded in July and last month. The Cape Town weather office said the city received only 40.3mm of rain in July and only 31.4mm in August. The rural areas also didn’t get much rain. According to Agri Western Cape,a farm [...] Dam levels in the Western Cape on 2010-09-06. Dam levels are measure on a weekly basis by the Department of Water Affairs. Western Cape dams have 7% less water available than the same time last year. FSC = Full Storage Capacity. The rest of the figures are all percentages. ( 81.2% this year compared [...] The Mosselbay municipality has given the go ahead for a R240m seawater desalination plant. What else could they have done with R240m? The graph below indicates how serious the drought in the Garden Route (or more specifically Mosselbay) is. The water level has been deteriorating since Mid November 2009. By following the trend,it [...] Whilst the Garden Route are experiencing the worst drought in 152 years,the rest of the Western Cape are not far behind from entering a drought cycle. Dam levels are currently 10% lower than the same time last year. Water demand will soon outstrip supply if we do not receive heavy downpour’s in the [...] State of Dams in Western Cape Province as on 24/05/2010 FSC = Full Storage Capacity in million cubic meters Dam Name FSC (Nett) This Week(%) Last Week(%) Last Year(%) Berg River dam 127.1 100.3 101.2 72.4 Brandvlei Dam 284.3 51.9 50.9 49.1 Buffeljags Dam 4.8 86.9 96.3 48.3 Bulshoek Dam 4.8 81.1 76.9 81.4 [...] The graph below compares the latest rainfall statistics for the Western Cape. The last two months has been below average rainfall. As a result,the Western Cape’s dams are at lower levels than last year. Compared to the last 4 years,09/10 period has been the lowest. Unfortunately there are NO more rivers in [...] |    Against a global rainfall average of 870mm per year,South Africa receives a pitiful 450mm,making it the worlds 30th driest country. Water Rhapsody,with 15 years experience in water conservation,is number 1 in South Africa in Grey water recycling systems and Rainwater harvesting systems. | ||
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