Surplus Yield (million m3)-2004 Surplus Yield (million m3)-2012 Year Surplus Yield 333 (2000) 274 (2008) Less Transfer to Gauteng from the Mohale Dam (impact on Orange River) -175 -175 Net Available Yield 158 158 Less Allocation for Resource Poor Farmers -114 -144 Net current available yield for growth in urban water requirements 44 44 Less growth in urban , industrial and mining sectors in the Upper Orange WMA, the Lower Orange and allocation for resource poor farmers of the Fish-Tsitsikama area (NWRS 2025) -90 -90 Net deficit in yield in 2025 -46 -40 Less Transfer to Gauteng from the Polihali Dam (impact on Orange River in 2053) -283 -283 Anticipated net yield (will be higher with additional growth in urban water requirements) -329 (2053) -243 (2037)

Table 2: Orange River Water Balance (DWA 2012e:19).