HeadlinesWater levels in South Africa
16 April 2020 · Platinum Bushvelder
South Africa – The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) released a summary of the country’s water levels.
As some provinces’ levels had declined others have seen a steady increase. The department continues to work tirelessly to accelerate water provision to communities in need and aims to ensure that residents have enough water to practice good hygiene in order to avoid contracting COVID-19 (coronavirus).
To report water challenges in your area, contact 0800 200 200. For more information visit the DWS website at http://www.dwa.gov.za/drought/weeklystatus.aspx.
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Summary Provinces
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Full Supply Capacity 106M3
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Water in Storage
106M3
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Last Year
%Full
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Last Week %Full
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This Week %Full
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EC - Eastern Cape
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1809.6
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1022.7
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62.1
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55.9
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56.5
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FS - Free State
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15653.0
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12121.5
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75.4
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77.0
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77.4
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G - Gauteng
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128.1
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129.6
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96.6
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98.8
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101.2
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KN - Kwazulu-Natal
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4784.0
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2943.8
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62.7
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61.5
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61.5
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L - Lesotho
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2362.6
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614.0
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29.6
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25.8
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26.0
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LP - Limpopo
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1522.3
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1035.9
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65.3
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68.0
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68.0
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M - Mpumalanga
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2538.6
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1902.0
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74.0
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75.0
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74.9
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NC - Northern Cape
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147.3
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139.4
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67.3
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91.0
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94.6
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NW - North West
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867.3
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139.4
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59.2
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70.1
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70.5
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S - Swaziland
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333.8
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259.0
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100.1
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78.3
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77.6
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WCo Western Cape - Other rainfall
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268.9
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76.8
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22.6
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29.6
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28.6
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WCw Western Cape - Winter rainfall
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1596.8
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673.5
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39.1
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43.8
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42.2
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WC - Western Cape - Total
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1865.7
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750.3
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36.7
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41.7
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40.2
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GRAND TOTAL
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32012.2
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21529.4
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66.4
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67.0
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67.3
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