The decision to open the gates comes in the wake of heavy rains in recent weeks during which the dam's capacity topped 108%.
“This decision has been taken as the water and sanitation department continues to monitor the high inflows affecting the Integrated Vaal river System and thus the Vaal Dam as one of the 14 dams in the system,” said department spokesperson Sputnik Ratau. He warned farmers and communities downstream of the dam “to move their equipment away from the expected heavy flows”.The department would monitor the weather and inflows into the system, Ratau added.
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