What Johannesburg Water reported about your suburb, every day since March 2025.
Read from the boards of Johannesburg Water (JW), up to 29 September 2026 at 21:05.
What changed since JW's reports on 28 September 2026
Went short of water Illovo Reservoir (47 suburbs), President Park Reservoir (12), Grand Central Tower (9), and 5 more.
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
60 of 94 reservoirs, towers and pump stations had water as normal.
Short of water Grand Central Tower, Illovo Reservoir, Quellerina Tower, Waterval Tower, Witpoortjie Tower.
JW warns Alexander Park Reservoir, Hursthill 1 Reservoir, Hursthill 2 Reservoir, Illovo Tower, Robertville Pump Station, South Hills Tower.
7 had weak pressure or a low level. 16 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 days. The most affected:
- Hursthill 1 Reservoir106 of 189 days
- Hursthill 2 Reservoir106 of 189 days
- President Park Tower87 of 189 days
- Lawley Reservoir39 of 194 days
- President Park Reservoir35 of 189 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.