Gauteng's major water supply dam is at a record low.
“The Vaal Dam has this week progressed to even lower levels and has become one of the fastest declining dams in the Integrated Vaal River System week-on-week,” water department spokesperson Sputnik Ratau said on Wednesday.
Lesotho’s Katse Dam, he said, fell from 30% to 28.7% in a week. In the same week last year, it was at 18.8%.The Lesotho system augments the water resources in the Integrated Vaal River System that provides water to Rand Water, Sasol, Eskom and many smaller users. Sterkfontein Dam in the Free State is now at 93.5%, compared to last week’s 94%. In a comparative period last year, the dam floated at 92%.
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