Vaal Dam levels

[Ho3n3r]

From what i understand, alot of that inflow is from dams above. Once they aren't over filled it will tail off quickly.

And from what I understand, there's more than enough to get the Vaal Dam to 100%.

 

[Ho3n3r]

The catchment areas take days to drain. The inflow will tail off over a couple of days, but there's enough water coming to fill the dam.
It'll be over 90 by end of day today I reckon.

Sadly, we'll only find out tomorrow. Would have been nice to have some form of live reading.

 

[AstroTurf]

lol, would have expected a live stream of the dam wall by now.

 

[Sinbad]

lol, would have expected a live stream of the dam wall by now.

No pun intended?

In reality the level is moving up quite slowly, a meter per day, wouldn't be much fun to stream. Would be awesome to watch the sluices being opened though

 

[Drifter]

Not without more rain, it could well be 90% by then though.



More rain coming?

Yep, they forecast heavy rain and flooding in Gauteng and in the NE provinces.

 

[Ho3n3r]

In reality the level is moving up quite slowly, a meter per day, wouldn't be much fun to stream.

Indeed, because it is so shallow.

 

[Unhappy1]

Yep, they forecast heavy rain and flooding in Gauteng and in the NE provinces.

If this rain is going to fall into dam catchments above then it will more than likely be 100% within the next few days.

 

[Genisys]

Yep, they forecast heavy rain and flooding in Gauteng and in the NE provinces.

Highly doubt it's going to rain a lot today...

 

[Drifter]

Highly doubt it's going to rain a lot today...

That's what Noah said.

 

[LCBXX]

Any drought activist who would like to explain why water restrictions and water shedding are still in effect in Gauteng?

 

[Unhappy1]

Any drought activist who would like to explain why water restrictions and water shedding are still in effect in Gauteng?

Politics.

 

[Sinbad]

Any drought activist who would like to explain why water restrictions and water shedding are still in effect in Gauteng?

Because it's not a supply shortage. It's an infrastructure issue.

 

[Ho3n3r]

Any drought activist who would like to explain why water restrictions and water shedding are still in effect in Gauteng?

Because if we have drought again next summer, we want to have as much water as possible.

Prevention is better than cure.

 

[ɹǝuuᴉM]

Because it's not a supply shortage. It's an infrastructure issue.

Careful what you say! This is a South African forum. It can be interpreted as racist.

 

[skeptic_SA]

Any drought activist who would like to explain why water restrictions and water shedding are still in effect in Gauteng?

Many ekurhuleni residents are feeling the effects of their meters being read a week or two after a month has lapsed. Finding then that they have exceeded their allotted quota (before penalties). ekurhuleni apparently hasn't been shy to slap penalties for going over a certain amount of kiloliters oblivious to the fact that they are reading meters 35 or 40 days after their last reading. I'd guess the restrictions are still in place for profit.

 

[Former member 61586]

Any drought activist who would like to explain why water restrictions and water shedding are still in effect in Gauteng?

Simple. Profit/subsidy.

 

[WaxLyrical]

Yeah - I cannot even comprehend how much water that is.

Joburg Water posted on Twitter that every second one Olympic sized swimming pool is being poured into the Vaal.

 

[WaxLyrical]

Any drought activist who would like to explain why water restrictions and water shedding are still in effect in Gauteng?

A couple of years ago the Vaal was at 110% and we still had a drought.
Guess they want to future proof another one.

 

[Gaz{M}]

Doesn't matter how quickly you fill a coffee cup - If 3 people need to drink from it, there will never be enough.

 

[Drifter]

A couple of years ago the Vaal was at 110% and we still had a drought.
Guess they want to future proof another one.

I thought max capacity was 105%