What Johannesburg Water reported about your suburb, every day since March 2025.
Read from the boards of Johannesburg Water (JW), up to 8 October 2026 at 10:40.
What changed since JW's reports on 7 October 2026
Went short of water Illovo Reservoir (47 suburbs), South Hills Tower (10), Illovo Tower (9).
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
80 of 92 reservoirs, towers and pump stations had water as normal.
Short of water Brixton 1 Tower, Illovo Reservoir, Illovo Tower, South Hills Tower.
JW warns Hursthill 1 Reservoir, Hursthill 2 Reservoir, Robertville Pump Station.
4 had weak pressure or a low level. 1 was 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 196 days
- Hursthill 2 Reservoir106 of 196 days
- President Park Tower87 of 196 days
- Lawley Reservoir40 of 201 days
- President Park Reservoir38 of 196 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.