Fears allayed as Vaal Dam level falls

The Vaal Dam's water level has plummeted by 15.5 percentage points over 11 weeks, with an expert expressing concern over what the future holds for the dam.

- Enkosi Selane

As an essential part of the Integrated Vaal River System (IVRS), the Vaal recorded 30.8% of its full storage capacity (FSC) of 2.5 billion cubic metres, last week.

The department of water and sanitation's comparison report noted that this was down from 31.5% the previous week, and 71.8% last year. The dam stood at 46.3% on 4 September.