The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) invites members of the media to the officially launch of Brandvlei Dam Feeder Canal by the Minister of Water and Sanitation honourable Senzo Mchunu, on 10 February 2023 in Rawsonville near Worcester.

The Greater Brandvlei Scheme consists of two state owned off-channel dams, the Brandvlei Dam and Kwaggaaskloof dams, riparian to the Breede River and is part of Minister Mchunu’s priority projects for the Western Cape.

The project entailed the increasing of the wall of the feeder by 300 over a 4 KM stretch which enabled 33 million cubes of additional water can be stored. The newly uplifted canal will increase the water flow to the dam, contributing to an increase irrigation activity which will in turn boost Agri-economy of that region.

Source: Government of South Africa