The only dam to increase its levels on 26 March 2025 was the Kouga Dam by 0.11% – this represents a 138.511 megalitre increase for the 125 010 megalitre dam.
Three other dams experienced a decrease in dam levels ranging from 0.64% to 3.64% BUT the NMB reported that the overall dam levels increased by around 4% on 19 March 2025.
Comparing 19 March to 26 March:
- We had THREE dams decrease in dam levels – Churchill by 0.64%, Impofu by 0.23%, Loerie by 3.64%
- We had ONE dam stay at the same level – Groendal at 98.42%
- We had ONE dam increase in dam levels – Kouga by 0.11%
BUT
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality says that the TOTAL Dam Levels have gone from 72.98% on 19 March to 83.68% on 26 March 2025 – an increase of 10.7%
Is it at all possible that a 0.11% increase in the Kouga Dam Level will result in an overall dam level increase of 10.7%?
Somehow I doubt that the metro’s largest dam at 125 910 megalitres can have such a massive effect on our dam levels.
Reports like this from our Metro are the very thing that make us doubt the veracity of anything that is issued or communicated by the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality – especially when they are dealing with potentially charged backlash against continued water restrictions. These high numbers cause the public to rail against restrictions and work against the municipality who wish to retain the restrictions. – i.e. the municipality is hooting itself in the foot with these incorrect numbers.
