The huge rains of the past day or two have not made a major difference to the dam levels (yet!) – today’s reported dam levels are at 46.13% – an increase of LESS than ONE percentage point on the reported figures from Monday 6 June.
Major Storage Dams supplying the Metro as at 8 June 2011. Capacity – Volume of water (catchment rainfall in millimetres):
- Kouga: 57,2% – 73 504ML (30 mm)
- Churchill: 40,3% – 14 315ML (68 mm)
- Impofu: 26,0% – 25 470ML (98.2 mm)
- Loerie: 77,2% – 30 24ML (43 mm)
- Groendal: 100% – 11 645ML (unknown)
- Average all: 46,13% of total combined capacity.
It is pleasing to note that the Impofu Dam has been blessed with 98.2 millimetres of rain in the catchment area serving it.
The Port Elizabeth Weather Guru is predicting another 31.2 mm of rain for Port Elizabeth between now and 8:00 pm on Thursday 9 June with the bulk of that rain overnight from 8:00 pm today.
Report Water Leaks to: 041 505 2258 or 0800 20 5050
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