Tag: dams
Could alien tree clearing near dams be Cape Town’s solution to saving water?
Cape Town is losing 50-billion litres of water every year to thirsty alien trees surrounding the region’s supply dams – equivalent to two months’...
Dam levels drop despite low water usage
Dam storage levels have dipped by 1.1% over the past week, however overall water consumption has remained under 600-million litres per day.
The City of...
Cape Town dam levels reach a milestone not seen for two years
Cape Town's combined dam levels have broken through the 60% mark for the first time since 2016.
The City of Cape Town described...
‘Water restrictions can only be lowered if dams are over 80% full’
Is it now the right time to discuss possibly relaxing water restrictions in Cape Town?
Deputy Mayor Ian Neilson seems to think so. Collective average dam levels...
Dams that supply Cape Town now up to 42% full
The sustained winter rainfall has seen dam levels in the Western Cape continue to rise.
The average level for dams across the Western...
Cape Town gets first desalinated water as dam levels drop again
A Strandfontein desalination plant produced 1.5 million litres on May 15, and has been supplying Cape Town’s water system every second day.
Desalination...
Cape Town uses more water even as dam levels are little changed
Water usage in Cape Town surged 6.7% over the past week even as storage in dams supplying the city barely increased.
Consumption rose...
Slight increase in dam levels
There has been a slight increase in South Africa’s dam levels after light rains were experienced across the country this week.
According to...
City targeting those keeping Cape Town above 600 million litres
Dam storage levels are currently at 37,2%, with useable water at 27,2%. Collective consumption is at 614 million litres of water per day. This...
Dam levels continue to take a blow
As dam levels continue to decrease, the Department of Water and Sanitation has urged people to use water sparingly and always monitor water usage.
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