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“At Kruger National Park, the dam had reached 100% capacity and there were fears the spillway may not be sufficient. However, the dam was able to safely route the floods without causing damage,” said Ramokopa.
He said dam owners are required to arrange for the execution of a formal dam safety inspection by an approved professional person (APP) at least every five years.
“When carrying out the five yearly safety evaluation, the APP will conduct a flood frequency analysis to check whether the dam is able to route through different flood occurrences. This helps us to anticipate whether the dam would be overtopped should a certain size of a flood occur or potentially damage the dam.”