What Johannesburg Water reported about your suburb, every day since March 2025.
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Read from the boards of Johannesburg Water (JW), up to 2 November 2026 at 19:25.
What changed since JW's reports on 1 November 2026
Went short of water Olivedale Reservoir (33 suburbs), Doornkop Reservoir (10), Diepsloot Reservoir (6), and 1 more.
Came back Illovo Reservoir (47 suburbs), Parktown 2 Reservoir (28), Cosmo City Reservoir (19), and 4 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 95 reservoirs, towers and pump stations had water as normal.
Short of water Braamfischerville Reservoir, Diepsloot Reservoir, Doornkop Reservoir, Erand Reservoir, Honeydew Reservoir, Honeydew Tower, Olivedale Reservoir, Steyn City Reservoir.
JW warns 7 supplies.
10 had weak pressure or a low level. 10 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 6 days. The most affected:
- Hursthill 1 Reservoir106 of 217 days
- Hursthill 2 Reservoir106 of 217 days
- President Park Tower87 of 217 days
- Lawley Reservoir43 of 221 days
- President Park Reservoir40 of 217 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.