{"id":47171,"date":"2020-02-13T14:32:04","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T12:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/nqwebadam-het-weer-water-20200212\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T17:46:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T15:46:39","slug":"nqwebadam-het-weer-water-20200212","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/nqwebadam-het-weer-water-20200212\/","title":{"rendered":"Nqwebadam het weer water"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"3743673d\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9937\/c335aa50291a4f628e158901c87e0dce.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9937\/de7b81aa79614b7b9762047a92a8e1ec.jpg\" title=\"Die Nqwebadam op Saterdag, 8 Februarie. Foto: ELSAB\u00c9 PIENAAR\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Die Nqwebadam op Saterdag, 8 Februarie. Foto: ELSAB\u00c9 PIENAAR<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>DIE Nqwebadam buite Graaff-Reinet het uiteindelik weer water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die eens le\u00eb dam se watervlak het Dinsdag tot \u2019n skrale 5.41% gestyg nadat die Broederstroom, Sondags-, Gats-, en Pienaarsriviere verlede week sterk begin vloei het na goeie re\u00ebnneerslae in die opvangsgebied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teen laat Vrydagmiddag het die water in die dam begin instroom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die Nqwebadam is sedert Februarie 2019 leeg, maar die watergehalte was reeds etlike maande vroe\u00ebr al van problematiese gehalte. Sedert die dam amptelik leeg verklaar is, het dit bars gegaan net die 30 boorgate van die dorp om in al die waterbehoeftes van die sowat 40 000 inwoners te voorsien. Die toeloop van besoekers na di\u00e9 gewilde toeristebestemming in die somermaande het addisionele druk op die waterbronne geplaas. Die meerderheid inwoners van die dorp sit al vir meer as \u2019n jaar lank dikwels sonder water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSedert 1 Januarie 2019 het ek al \u2019n totaal van 290 dae geen water gehad nie,\u201d s\u00ea Willem Botha, \u2019n inwoner van Noordstraat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volgens die Dr. Beyers Naud\u00e9 plaaslike munisipaliteit is lae grondwatervlakke as gevolg van die droogte, vandalisme van pompe, en beurtkrag die rede waarom reservoirs nie kan voorbly om krane vol te hou nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Munisipale watertenkwaens kon nie voorbly om verligting te bring na inwoners in die mees hoogliggende dele van die dorp soos Bergendal, uMasizakhe, Selfbou en Ou Kroonvale nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"afda37ca\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9937\/db59a48e836948be8a42328b74c42ee9.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9937\/06a6d0f6be954c5d95b2848ee4ebee50.jpg\" title=\"Die Nqwebadam op Woensdag, 5 Februarie. Foto: ELSAB\u00c9 PIENAAR\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Die Nqwebadam op Woensdag, 5 Februarie. Foto: ELSAB\u00c9 PIENAAR<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Die humanit\u00eare organisasie Gift of the Givers (GOTG) het reeds miljoende rande in droogtehulp aan die dorp verleen deur onder andere wateraflewerings wat aanvanklik vanaf Makhanda (Grahamstad) aangery is, asook \u2019n voltydse tenkwa wat inwoners in die swaarste geaffekteerde areas bedien. JM Landmann boordienste en GOTG het nege boorgate by agt skole in die dorp geboor. Inwoners mag ook hier kom water haal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die organisasie het ook die plaaslike Midlands-hospitaal van hul eie boorgat voorsien, nadat dit aan die lig gekom het dat operasies uitgestel moes word vanwe\u00eb \u2019n gebrek aan water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDaardie 5.41% water in die dam is \u2019n simbool van hoop vir inwoners,\u201d s\u00ea Corene Conradie, GOTG ko\u00f6rdineerder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hoewel die water in die dam inwoners groot vreugde bring, beteken dit nog lank nie die einde van die Juweel van die Karoo se waterprobleme nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEk is bekommerd dat ons steeds in \u2019n droogtegreep gaan verkeer selfs as die dam vol is,\u201d eggo Conradie die sentiment van vele inwoners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Intussen sal daar nog heelwat water in die see \u00e9n in die Nqwebadam moet loop voor die dorp se infrastruktuur weer op standaard is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Herstelwerk aan gevandaliseerde pompe en elektriese bedrading, sowel as \u2019n agterstand in onderhoud aan 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