Western Cape dam levels: Down to 18% as calls to save continue

The Western Cape Government has announced the weekly average dam levels for the province. For the week starting 26 March, the average level stands at just 18.2%.

“We want to reiterate that the drought remains in full effect and consumers should keep saving as much water as possible.”

Down by almost 10% from the 25.6% level in 2017, government officials are still pleading with the public to not slow down on their water-saving efforts.

Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, Anton Bredell, says the province is not out of the woods just yet.

“The city’s announcements of Day Zero shifting out made earlier this year were made to keep the public as informed as possible about the ongoing water situation in the city.”

“The shifting out of Day Zero is dependent on continued water savings. We must guard against complacency, given that water usage has crept up slowly over the past few days.”

Bredell also stressed that there are very few areas in the province that are not still in distress due to water.

The provincial disaster management centre continues to manage the daily responses to the drought. The centre and local government insist they are working with the National centre and Department of Water and Sanitation moving forward.

Find the latest weekly provincial dam levels in full below:

Dam	% Full this week	% Full last week	% Full last year
Cape Town System Dams (Combined):	21.83	22.34	26.80
Berg River Catchment	35.12	36.21	33.57
Breede River Catchment	11.72	12.34	23.42
Gouritz River Catchment	23.24	23.95	23.86
Olifants/ Doorn River catchment	6.83	7.31	21.52
Overall Western Cape State of Dams	18.24	18.87	25.61