Western Cape dam levels continue to decline
Camray Clarke
14 April 2026 | 15:20Water and Sanitation MMC Zahid Badroodien has renewed a call for conservative water use.

Theewaterskloof Dam on 24 April 2018. The City of Cape Town wants to build a water recycling plant in Faure to minimise the risk of running out of water during a drought. Picture: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp
Western Cape dam levels have declined to 44.8 percent, from 45.9% last week.
The municipality says water consumption is still 110 megalitres above its daily usage target.
Dam levels are also about 18 percent lower than they were at this time last year.
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Water and Sanitation MMC Zahid Badroodien has renewed a call for conservative water use.
"I do want to continue to appeal to our residents. Please make small, impactful changes in terms of your water usage in your homes so that together we can save as much water as possible in our dams as we wait for the rains to come."
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