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    Weekly rainfall report – 15-21 December

    Rod AmnerBy Rod AmnerDecember 22, 2022Updated:December 22, 2022No Comments2 Mins Read
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    Overflow from the Howieson's Poort Dam captured on Wednesday, 21 December. Photo: Simon Pamphilon

    By ROD AMNER

    Jim Cambray measured 34.6mm of rainfall at Park Road for 15-21 December 2022. Most of it (33mm) fell in one day.

    This brings Park Road’s rainfall total up to a respectable 109.4 mm for the month, with another 30-40mm predicted for the rest of the month by Norwegian forecaster Yr (www.yr.com).

    Temperatures ranged from 13.3-28C for the week. Temperatures are expected to reach 34C on Thursday, 22 December.

    There is now a healthy overflow from Howieson’s Poort Dam into Settlers Dam, captured in these photos by Simon Pamphilon on Wednesday, 21 December.

    Howieson’s Poort Dam on Wednesday, 21 December. Photo: Simon Pamphilon

    Pumping at Howieson’s Poort – which supplies water to the Waainek Water Treatment Works on the city’s western side – has been negatively affected by Eskom load-shedding schedules, as pumping can only be done during the most extended period between scheduled load sheds.

    In addition, on 18 December, the Makana Municipality reported a “pumping failure” at Howieson’s Poort.

    This has led to a reduction of water available from Waainek and a frustrating reversion to the ‘one-day-off one-day-on’ water provision schedule.

    But, the overflow from Howieson’s Poort Dam is slowly raising Settlers Dam above the 30% level reported by Makana Municipality last month.

    The modestly-improved water levels at Settlers Dam on Wednesday, 21 December. Photo: Simon Pamphilon
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