Mr David Nonyana, overseer at Middelburg Dam, explained that the Middelburg area enjoyed a rainfall of 72.4 mm from Monday 6 January until Monday 13 January.
\nThe sluice gates were opened on Friday afternoon and were kept open throughout the weekend until Sunday.<\/p>\n
Despite the three-day-long purge, the dam level stood at 94.92% full after being measured at 08:00 this morning.<\/p>\n
Mr Nonyana reported that since the last reading, an intake of 10 mm per hour was received between 08:00 and 09:00 this morning.<\/p>\n
The frequent opening of sluice gates at the Middelburg Dam during the months of December and January has resulted in a high volume of visitors flocking to the dam.<\/p>\n
Mr Nonyana expressed that as much as they welcome their visitors, the staff at Middelburg Dam have witnessed unfortunate incidents of pollution, littering and vandalism by members of the public.<\/p>\n
“Middelburg Dam belongs to all of us as a community and we need to take pride in our environment and keep it clean”.<\/p>\n
He appeals to members of the public to share responsibility in maintaining the Middelburg Dam and keeping it a family friendly recreational area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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