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20 June 2023: Western Cape Premier, Alan Winde, and Western Cape Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning Minister, Anton Bredell, gave an update today on the coordinated disaster management response to the heavy rains and flooding that have affected numerous regions in the province over the past several days. “From the outset, our Provincial …
The Department of Economic Development and Tourism is excited to announce that it has launched the 2023 iteration of its successful Small, Medium and Micro Enterprise (SMME) Booster Fund. Western Cape Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, Mireille Wenger said: “SMMEs are the backbone of our economy, contributing significantly to both economic growth and job …
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Land belongs to Public Works department
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The National Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) wishes to update citizens on the latest water situation in the Western Cape.
The Western Cape Water Supply System (WCWSS) which is comprised of six largest dams in the Western Cape Province has reached 90% capacity. This is based on the hydrological report of released yesterday, 19 June 2023. The last time these dam levels were seen at this condition was in June 2014.
In comparison, Theewaterskloof dam sits comfortably at 96%, compared to 76, 67% last year, edging close to 100%. The Olifants/Doorn River Catchment on the West Coast of the Western Cape has increased by more than 40% compared to last week.
Over the past week, 17 dams, including Karee, Misverstand, Ceres and Brandvlei, saw an increase of more than 5%. No recorded decrease in dams' levels this week
According to DWS Western Cape Provincial Head, Ntombizanele Bila-Mupariwa, while rains are welcome, they have left many communities devastated, especially those living in informal settlements. Two people are reported to have lost their lives because of flooding, which is regrettable.
“Besides localised flooding near the construction site of the Clanwilliam Dam wall, there are no immediate reports of infrastructure damage (gauging stations, dams etc). The Clanwilliam Dam Construction Site Office is established well above the floodline and Full Supply Level and thus remains undamaged. However, the foreman's office and eight containers (that were emptied) were washed away due to the unexpected high flows. The work on the dam apron surface will now be delayed until the dam stop spilling. In the meantime, other critical path activities such as quarry development and embankment work will continue,” said Ms Bila- Mupariwa.
So far, the heavy rains have not interrupted or intermittently disrupted water supplies. Bila-Mupariwa further stated that the department is currently auditing infrastructure to ascertain if any damages, and a comprehensive report will be issued on various platforms in due course.
"While we are happy with the dam level storages across the Western Cape, we remind all water users that most of the rainfall took place during the winter, which is stored and used during the dry and hot summer months of the Western Cape,” said Bila-Mupariwa. For this reason, all water users are urged to use water sparingly
South Africa Weather Services has issued another warning of heavy rains this week and residents are advised to take precautions.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Department of Water and Sanitation, Republic of South Africa.
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