George lifts emergency water tariffs following significant recovery of dam levels [SOUND]

# The George Municipality has lifted emergency water tariffs and the easing of water restrictions from Level 2D to Level 2B. The municipality’s spokesperson, Ntobeko Mangqwengqwe, says the decision follows a substantial improvement in storage levels at the Garden Route Dam, which increased from 46,09-percent to nearly 89-percent within two weeks after heavy rainfall in the catchment areas. He says the Haarlem Dam has also fully recovered and is currently at 100-percent: