Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has cautiously welcomed the recent rainfall that has been consistently falling for the past two to three weeks and warns residents and businesses that we are far from the danger of Day Zero.
According the metro Senior Director for Water and Sanitation, Barry Martin a closer look at the levels of individual dams, Impofu and Kouga the biggest dams are currently at 8.7 and 36 percent respectively. Both these dams support almost half of the City, covering mostly the Western areas. (CLICK HERE for todays dam levels)
This is also the time of the year that the Department of Water & Sanitation considers the water supply situation based on the available water storage and possible restriction for the next 12 months. With the biggest dams Kouga at 36% and Impofu at 8% the drought is definitely not over.
The greatest impact of rainfall has occurred over the past two to three weeks with 50 mm of rain that has fallen in the Churchill Dam catchment area. In March 2023 the average dam levels supplying Nelson Mandela Bay was sitting at 13.39%, that has now increased to 32.1%, doubling the number of available water within three months.
Martin said: “It must also be borne in mind that the Churchill and Impofu Dams are both located on the Kromme River and that the Churchill Dam must overflow first before a significant change can be seen at Impofu Dam”.
“It is then critical for us as the metro to save every drop we can. The allocation of 50 litres per person per remains. We further encourage businesses to continue with effective water use practices within their business premises. It has been encouraging to see more water heroes raising their hands to be counted,” said Martin.
Major storage dams supplying the Metro Dam levels as at Wednesday, 12 July 2023 are as follows:
- Kouga Dam – 37.83%
- Churchill Dam – 52.27%
- Impofu Dam – 8.91%
- Loerie Dam – 100%
- Groendal Dam – 100%
The total combined dam level is 32.02 percent.
As at 12 July 2023, the water consumption remained very high sitting at 304 million litres per day. Under the current restrictions Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality water consumption is supposed to be 230 million litres per day.
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