What Johannesburg Water reported about your suburb, every day since March 2025.
Read from the boards of Johannesburg Water (JW), up to 29 October 2026 at 18:55.
What changed since JW's reports on 28 October 2026
Went short of water Illovo Reservoir (47 suburbs), Cosmo City Reservoir (19), Brixton 1 Tower (12), and 1 more.
Came back Erand Reservoir (38 suburbs), Quellerina Tower (3), Waterval Tower (2).
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
57 of 95 reservoirs, towers and pump stations had water as normal.
Short of water Brixton 1 Tower, Bryanston Reservoir, Bryanston Tower, Cosmo City Reservoir, Crown Gardens Reservoir, Crown Gardens Tower, Erand Tower, Grand Central Reservoir, Grand Central Tower, Honeydew Reservoir, Honeydew Tower, Illovo Reservoir, Illovo Tower, Morningside Reservoir, South Hills Tower.
JW warns Aeroton Reservoir, Aeroton Tower, Hursthill 1 Reservoir, Hursthill 2 Reservoir, Robertville Pump Station.
5 had weak pressure or a low level. 13 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 213 days
- Hursthill 2 Reservoir106 of 213 days
- President Park Tower87 of 213 days
- Lawley Reservoir43 of 218 days
- President Park Reservoir38 of 213 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.