Sluice gates at the Vaal and Bloemhof dams remain open as water levels stabilise

VAAL TRIANGLE - The Water and Sanitation Department has confirmed that ten sluice gates remain open at the Vaal dam, with water outflows at 1,771-cubic meters per second, while Bloemhof dam maintains outflows at 3,600-cubic meters per second. The Vaal dam is at 119% and Bloemhof at 117%. The department says that despite inflows decreasing, influent continue to feed the system with controlled releases remaining in place. Meanwhile the Vanderkloof and Gariep dams are experiencing uncontrolled overflows, both spilling above 108% capacity.