The country’s dam levels may be stabilising however the Department of Water and Sanitation says water restrictions are still in place in most parts of the country.

According to the Department dam levels are at 78.7%, compared to last year when they were at 69.7% during the drought that had ravaged the country.

A weekly report by the Department of Water and Sanitation paints a stable water situation across the country even though we are not out of the woods yet.

“Recent rains in parts of the country have given hope that perhaps the days of water crisis may be over even though it is too early to consider lifting water restrictions in affected provinces,” the department pointed out.

Gauteng dams have almost reached their capacity at 99.7%, while heavy rains in the Western Cape have pushed dam levels up to 50.1%. The Eastern Cape is sitting at 62.9% while in the North West; the Haartebeespoort Dam improved from 66.9% to 97.3% this week. Sehujwane is at 85.1%.

The KwaZulu-Natal Province saw a decrease in dam levels from 64.2% to 63.8%. Similarly the Limpopo province saw a decrease in dam levels from 72.6% to 72.1%. The Mpumalanga province also saw a decrease in average dam levels 79.9% to 79.5% compared to the same period last year.  Finally the Norther Cape province saw an increase in dam levels from 87.2% this week to 93.1%.

“The Department of Water and Sanitation wishes to remind water users to continue adhering to water restrictions imposed by their respective municipalities,” the department concluded.