Western Cape dam levels JUMP as ‘Day Zero’ averted – UPDATE

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The latest official dam level stats for the Western Cape show that cumulatively the six major dams in the province are well above 70% of capacity.

The six major dams in the Western Cape – the Berg River, Steenbras Lower, Steenberg Upper, Theewaterskloof, Voelvlei and Wemmershoek – all saw increases this week as rain lashed the province in recent weekd.

And the good news is that more heavy rain is forecast as the next cold front – or fronts – prepares to hit the Western Cape.

The City of Cape Town uploaded its latest stats on Thursday, 3 July.

Up on last week – and last year

The latest figures show the six dams are a combined 74.2% of total storage.

That’s dramatically up from the 65.7% of last week.

The current levels are also up on the same period a year ago when the combined percentage stood at 68.4%.

Theewaterskloof, which accounts for more than 50% of the Western Cape’s total dam capacity (480 188 MI of a total of 898 221 MI) is at 71.6% of capacity, while the next biggest dam, Voëlvlei (164 095 MI), is at 66.9%.

Western Cape residents need no reminding of what life was like during the ‘Day Zero’ water crisis from mid-2017 to mid-2018.