Vaal Dam below 30%, no restrictions on the horizon

The Vaal Dam is expected to fall below 30% of its capacity this week.

The Vaal Dam is expected to fall below 30% of its capacity this week. However, no water restrictions will be necessary, says the Department of Water and Sanitation.

The dam was measured at 30% this week, department spokesman Sputnik Ratau confirmed, and was expected to fall further in the coming days.

While the level was not unusual for this time of year, it had fallen faster than expected, Ratau added.

However, no restrictions were planned as the water system, made up of 14 dams, still had sufficient reserves.

“Our reserve dam, Sterkfontein, is at 94%. Only when the Vaal dam falls between 25% and 20%, we would extract from this reserve when necessary. The last time we extracted from the reserve dam was in 2015 “, He said.

Added to this, the rainy season had already started and the department expected more water in the system during the next few weeks.

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