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. [...] By Andisiwe Makinana Political Writer –This article was originally published on page 1 of Cape Argus on August 20,2010 Oil company PetroSA will run out of water at its refinery in Mossel Bay by the end of October and may be forced to close temporarily. It is not only the refinery that [...] 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 [...] Mossel Bay Municipality NEWS RELEASE DATUM: 5 JANUARY 2010 WOLWEDANS DAM DOWN TO 38,5% The water situation in Mossel Bay remains critical despite the current water restrictions and the level of the town’s main source of water,the Wolwedans Dam,has dropped to 38,5 per cent at the end of December [...] | WWFWater Rhapsody a WWF Green Trust award winner can save you up to 90% of our municipal water bills.” WWF Green Trust Award 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. |