What Johannesburg Water reported about your suburb, every day since March 2025.
Read from the boards of Johannesburg Water (JW), up to 14 October 2026 at 18:35.
What changed since JW's reports on 13 October 2026
Went short of water Erand Reservoir (38 suburbs), Meadowlands Reservoir (10), Lenasia High Level Reservoir (6).
Came back Orange Farm Reservoir (4 suburbs).
Only a move into or out of short of water counts, from each supply's last report of the day. "Came back" is JW's next board printing it no longer short.
Across Joburg at JW's last report
73 of 94 reservoirs, towers and pump stations had water as normal.
Short of water Erand Reservoir, Lawley Reservoir, Lenasia High Level Reservoir, Meadowlands Reservoir.
JW warns Hursthill 1 Reservoir, Hursthill 2 Reservoir, Robertville Pump Station, Robertville Reservoir.
5 had weak pressure or a low level. 8 were closed overnight on purpose. This counts each one JW reported in the 48 hours before its last board.
2026 so far
A typical reservoir or tower was short of water on 4.5 days. The most affected:
- Hursthill 1 Reservoir106 of 200 days
- Hursthill 2 Reservoir106 of 200 days
- President Park Tower87 of 200 days
- Lawley Reservoir42 of 205 days
- President Park Reservoir38 of 200 days
Who made this
Graham Rowe, a Joburg data scientist. The site reads Johannesburg Water's own status boards and notices and keeps the record in one place. It is not run by JW or the City.
What this is not
Not live. For today: JW's live updates ↗ and OurPower ↗.
Not your tap. JW reports reservoirs and towers; a street can be dry while its reservoir is supplying.
Not pipe bursts, tankers or causes. Those are not on JW's boards. What the boards cannot tell you.