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Dam levels throughout the Western Cape have increased by one per cent, despite last week’s heavy rainfall in Cape Town and surrounding areas.
The provincial Environmental Affairs Department says a week ago dam levels were at 15-point-eight per cent and are now at 16-point-six per cent.
Department spokesperson, James-Brent Styan, says there’s still concern about the current state of the dams.
“We are by no means out of the woods yet and we want to continue to urge the public not to become complacent even if it is raining outside. We need to allow the dam levels to recover as far as possible. An average level of 16.6% is still a very concerning position to be in.”
