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Chiawelo Reservoir

A reservoir in Johannesburg Water's Soweto system. What Johannesburg Water (JW) reported about it, from March 2025.

Latest JW report

JW reported supplying adequately on 29 September 2026 at 20:15. The board read “Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 1 October 2026 at 13:40. JW's page for this board ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

Live updates during the day: Johannesburg Water ↗ and OurPower ↗. This page keeps the history.

JW's page
Chiawelo Reservoir ↗

Suburbs it supplies

JW links 12 suburbs to Chiawelo Reservoir. Most also draw on other supplies.

Chiawelo, Dlamini, Klipriviersoog, Klipriviersoog Estate, Mapetla, Midway, Protea, Protea Gardens, Protea Glen, Protea North, Protea South, Winnie Camp.

Up the supply chain

On 29 September 2026, JW reported Chiawelo Reservoir supplying adequately

Where the water comes from, top to bottom, and what JW reported for each part on 29 September 2026. A suburb draws on every supply listed at once; JW does not say which street each one reaches.

Showing 29 September 2026, the last day in the record.

Bulk supply

Eikenhof Pump Station (Rand Water)

JW's boards carry no status for Rand Water's stations.

Feeds the Soweto system: stated by JW source ↗

System

Soweto system

JW reported 2 of 19 supplies in it short of water; 6 had no report.

Fed from Eikenhof Pump Station (Rand Water): stated by JW source ↗

Supply

Chiawelo Reservoir

JW reported supplying adequately.

As printed: “13:20 Supplying adequately.”; “20:15 Supplying adequately.”

In the Soweto system: listed on a JW page source ↗

JW's reported status of the reservoir or tower, not measured water at taps. Boards from March 2025.

Source: Johannesburg Water's System Update boards and notices, read by us. How this record is made.

Cite this figure

watersearch (2026). “On 29 September 2026, JW reported Chiawelo Reservoir supplying adequately”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/reservoir/chiawelo-reservoir#fig-chain

The data as a table
PartWhat it isFeedsHow we knowOn 29 September 2026
Eikenhof Pump Station (Rand Water)Rand Water stationthe Soweto systemstated by JWNo JW status for it
Soweto systemSystemJW's system page2 of 19 supplies short of water; 6 with no report
Chiawelo ReservoirReservoirJW's page or noticesupplying adequately

Chiawelo Reservoir over time

In 2026 so far, JW reported Chiawelo Reservoir short of water on 0 days

What JW reported each day, 3 March 2025 to 29 September 2026, one row a month; the number at the right is the month's days short of water. Based on 146 days with a JW report. A day counts as short of water when JW's worst report for it that day was “poor pressure to no water” or “critically low”. Gaps: Chiawelo Reservoir: no report from 27 May 2025 to 31 January 2026; Chiawelo Reservoir: no report from 4 February 2026 to 29 May 2026.

2025
Mar3 Mar: supplying adequately4 Mar: no report5 Mar: supplying adequately6 Mar: supplying adequately7 Mar: supplying adequately8 Mar: supplying adequately9 Mar: supplying adequately10 Mar: no report11 Mar: supplying adequately12 Mar: supplying adequately13 Mar: supplying adequately14 Mar: supplying adequately15 Mar: no report16 Mar: no report17 Mar: supplying adequately18 Mar: supplying adequately19 Mar: supplying adequately20 Mar: supplying adequately21 Mar: no report22 Mar: no report23 Mar: no report24 Mar: supplying adequately25 Mar: supplying adequately26 Mar: supplying adequately27 Mar: supplying adequately28 Mar: no report29 Mar: no report30 Mar: no report31 Mar: no report0
Apr1 Apr: supplying adequately2 Apr: supplying adequately3 Apr: supplying adequately4 Apr: no report5 Apr: no report6 Apr: no report7 Apr: supplying adequately8 Apr: no report9 Apr: supplying adequately10 Apr: supplying adequately11 Apr: supplying adequately12 Apr: no report13 Apr: no report14 Apr: no report15 Apr: no report16 Apr: no report17 Apr: supplying adequately18 Apr: supplying adequately19 Apr: no report20 Apr: no report21 Apr: no report22 Apr: supplying adequately23 Apr: no report24 Apr: no report25 Apr: supplying adequately26 Apr: no report27 Apr: no report28 Apr: supplying adequately29 Apr: supplying adequately30 Apr: no report0
May1 May: supplying adequately2 May: supplying adequately3 May: supplying adequately4 May: no report5 May: supplying adequately6 May: supplying adequately7 May: no report8 May: no report9 May: supplying adequately10 May: supplying adequately11 May: supplying adequately12 May: supplying adequately13 May: no report14 May: no report15 May: supplying adequately16 May: no report17 May: no report18 May: no report19 May: no report20 May: no report21 May: no report22 May: no report23 May: supplying adequately24 May: no report25 May: no report26 May: supplying adequately27 May: no report28 May: no report29 May: no report30 May: no report31 May: no report0
JunNo JW boards, Jun 2025 to Jan 2026
2026
Feb1 Feb: supplying fairly2 Feb: supplying fairly3 Feb: supplying fairly4 Feb: no report5 Feb: no report6 Feb: no report7 Feb: no report8 Feb: no report9 Feb: no report10 Feb: no report11 Feb: no report12 Feb: no report13 Feb: no report14 Feb: no report15 Feb: no report16 Feb: no report17 Feb: no report18 Feb: no report19 Feb: no report20 Feb: no report21 Feb: no report22 Feb: no report23 Feb: no report24 Feb: no report25 Feb: no report26 Feb: no report27 Feb: no report28 Feb: no report0
MarNo JW boards, Mar to Apr
May1 May: no report2 May: no report3 May: no report4 May: no report5 May: no report6 May: no report7 May: no report8 May: no report9 May: no report10 May: no report11 May: no report12 May: no report13 May: no report14 May: no report15 May: no report16 May: no report17 May: no report18 May: no report19 May: no report20 May: no report21 May: no report22 May: no report23 May: no report24 May: no report25 May: no report26 May: no report27 May: no report28 May: no report29 May: no report30 May: supplying fairly31 May: no report0
Jun1 Jun: no report2 Jun: supplying fairly3 Jun: supplying fairly4 Jun: supplying fairly5 Jun: supplying fairly6 Jun: no report7 Jun: supplying fairly8 Jun: supplying fairly9 Jun: supplying adequately10 Jun: supplying adequately11 Jun: supplying adequately12 Jun: supplying adequately13 Jun: supplying adequately14 Jun: supplying adequately15 Jun: supplying fairly16 Jun: supplying fairly17 Jun: supplying fairly18 Jun: supplying adequately19 Jun: supplying adequately20 Jun: supplying adequately21 Jun: supplying adequately22 Jun: supplying adequately23 Jun: supplying adequately24 Jun: supplying adequately25 Jun: supplying adequately26 Jun: supplying adequately27 Jun: supplying adequately28 Jun: supplying adequately29 Jun: supplying adequately30 Jun: supplying adequately0
Jul1 Jul: supplying adequately2 Jul: supplying adequately3 Jul: supplying adequately4 Jul: supplying adequately5 Jul: supplying adequately6 Jul: supplying adequately7 Jul: supplying adequately8 Jul: supplying adequately9 Jul: supplying adequately10 Jul: supplying adequately11 Jul: supplying adequately12 Jul: supplying adequately13 Jul: supplying adequately14 Jul: supplying adequately15 Jul: supplying adequately16 Jul: supplying fairly17 Jul: poor pressure in places18 Jul: poor pressure in places19 Jul: supplying fairly20 Jul: supplying fairly21 Jul: supplying fairly22 Jul: supplying fairly23 Jul: supplying fairly24 Jul: supplying adequately25 Jul: supplying adequately26 Jul: supplying adequately27 Jul: supplying adequately28 Jul: supplying adequately29 Jul: supplying adequately30 Jul: supplying adequately31 Jul: supplying adequately0
Aug1 Aug: no report2 Aug: no report3 Aug: supplying adequately4 Aug: supplying adequately5 Aug: supplying adequately6 Aug: supplying adequately7 Aug: low8 Aug: low9 Aug: no report10 Aug: no report11 Aug: supplying adequately12 Aug: supplying adequately13 Aug: supplying adequately14 Aug: supplying adequately15 Aug: no report16 Aug: no report17 Aug: supplying adequately18 Aug: supplying adequately19 Aug: supplying adequately20 Aug: supplying fairly21 Aug: supplying fairly22 Aug: no report23 Aug: no report24 Aug: supplying fairly25 Aug: supplying fairly26 Aug: supplying fairly27 Aug: supplying fairly28 Aug: no report29 Aug: no report30 Aug: no report31 Aug: supplying fairly0
Sep1 Sep: supplying fairly2 Sep: supplying fairly3 Sep: supplying fairly4 Sep: supplying fairly5 Sep: no report6 Sep: no report7 Sep: supplying fairly8 Sep: supplying fairly9 Sep: supplying fairly10 Sep: supplying fairly11 Sep: supplying adequately12 Sep: no report13 Sep: no report14 Sep: supplying adequately15 Sep: supplying adequately16 Sep: supplying adequately17 Sep: supplying adequately18 Sep: supplying adequately19 Sep: no report20 Sep: no report21 Sep: supplying adequately22 Sep: supplying adequately23 Sep: supplying adequately24 Sep: no report25 Sep: supplying adequately26 Sep: no report27 Sep: no report28 Sep: supplying adequately29 Sep: supplying adequately0
  • water as normal
  • supplying fairly
  • JW warned
  • low, or weak in places
  • short of water
  • critically low
  • shut for the night
  • no JW report
  • still filling in

JW's reported status of the reservoir or tower, not measured water at taps. Boards from March 2025.

Source: Johannesburg Water's System Update boards and notices, read by us. How this record is made.

Cite this figure

watersearch (2026). “In 2026 so far, JW reported Chiawelo Reservoir short of water on 0 days”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/reservoir/chiawelo-reservoir#fig-year

The data as a table
MonthDays reportedDays in recordAdequate or fairPoor pressure in places, or lowWarning: no water may occurPoor pressure to no waterCritically lowOvernight closure
March 202518291800000
April 202513301300000
May 202512311200000
June 2025030000000
July 2025031000000
August 2025031000000
September 2025030000000
October 2025031000000
November 2025030000000
December 2025031000000
January 2026031000000
February 2026328300000
March 2026031000000
April 2026030000000
May 2026131100000
June 202628302800000
July 202631312920000
August 202620311820000
September 202620292000000

From April to September 2026 (six months), JW reported Chiawelo Reservoir short of water on 0 of 100 reported days

Days per month short of water, stacked: critically low at the base. The tick is the median supply in the city that month. The strip under each bar is the share of days with a JW report; a month with none says gap. 3 March 2025 to 29 September 2026.

In 2026 so far: 0 days short of water for Chiawelo Reservoir, from 103 days with a report. The median supply in the city: 4 days.

102030Mar 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 18 of 29 days2025MApr 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 13 of 30 daysAMay 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 12 of 31 daysMJun 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 0 of 30 daysgapJJul 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 0 of 31 daysgapJAug 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 0 of 31 daysgapASep 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 0 of 30 daysgapSOct 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 0 of 31 daysgapONov 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 0 of 30 daysgapNDec 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 0 of 31 daysgapDJan 2026: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 0 of 31 daysgap2026JFeb 2026: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 3 of 28 daysFMar 2026: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 0 of 31 daysgapMApr 2026: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 0 of 30 daysgapAMay 2026: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 1 of 31 daysMJun 2026: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 28 of 30 daysJJul 2026: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 31 of 31 daysJAug 2026: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 20 of 31 daysASep 2026: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 20 of 29 daysScity median 0city median 0city median 0city median 0city median 0city median 0city median 1city median 0city median 0

JW's reported status of the reservoir or tower, not measured water at taps. Boards from March 2025.

Source: Johannesburg Water's System Update boards and notices, read by us. How this record is made.

Cite this figure

watersearch (2026). “From April to September 2026 (six months), JW reported Chiawelo Reservoir short of water on 0 of 100 reported days”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/reservoir/chiawelo-reservoir#fig-days

The data as a table
MonthDays short of waterDays reportedDays in recordCity median
March 2025018290
April 2025013300
May 2025012310
June 2025gap0300
July 2025gap0310
August 2025gap031
September 2025gap030
October 2025gap031
November 2025gap030
December 2025gap031
January 2026gap031
February 202603280
March 2026gap0310
April 2026gap0300
May 202601310
June 2026028300
July 2026031311
August 2026020310
September 2026020290

JW's notices gave 6 end times for Chiawelo Reservoir. By the stated time, JW's boards showed the water back on none of the 6 that have passed

The water came back after the stated time 6 times; half of those times it was back within 6 days of it. Each row is one end time a JW notice stated for one supply, in date order (hollow dot), against the first board on which JW reported the supply supplying fairly or better and off bypass (filled dot). This asks more than the end of an outage, which comes at JW's first report better than “poor pressure to no water” or “critically low”. An arrow: no such board yet. From 6 notices.

Jul 2025Jan 2026Jul 2026last board 29 Sep 2026Stated end 12 Mar 2025 18:00; recovered 24 Mar 2025 13:40Stated end 12 Mar 2025: 12 days lateStated end 8 Apr 2025 20:00; recovered 9 Apr 2025 14:45Stated end 8 Apr 2025: 18 hours 45 minutes lateStated end 9 Apr 2025 20:00; recovered 10 Apr 2025 13:45Stated end 9 Apr 2025: 17 hours 45 minutes lateStated end 3 Sep 2025 22:00; recovered 1 Feb 2026 19:25Stated end 3 Sep 2025: 151 days lateStated end 17 Apr 2026 18:00; recovered 30 May 2026 16:05Stated end 17 Apr 2026: 43 days lateStated end 4 Jun 2026 18:00; recovered 4 Jun 2026 20:45Stated end 4 Jun 2026: 2 hours 45 minutes late

JW's reported status of the reservoir or tower, not measured water at taps. Boards from March 2025.

Source: Johannesburg Water's System Update boards and notices, read by us. How this record is made.

Cite this figure

watersearch (2026). “JW's notices gave 6 end times for Chiawelo Reservoir. By the stated time, JW's boards showed the water back on none of the 6 that have passed”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/reservoir/chiawelo-reservoir#fig-stated

The data as a table
NoticeSupplyReason JW gaveStated endFirst board showing recoveryAgainst the stated time
11 March 2025Chiawelo ReservoirRepairing and replacing of isolation valve12 March 2025 18:0024 March 2025 13:4011 days 19 hours after the stated time
8 April 2025Chiawelo ReservoirJohannesburg Water General maintenance8 April 2025 20:009 April 2025 14:4518 hours 45 minutes after the stated time
8 April 2025Chiawelo ReservoirJohannesburg Water General maintenance9 April 2025 20:0010 April 2025 13:4517 hours 45 minutes after the stated time
2 September 2025Chiawelo ReservoirRepairing damaged 600mm steel pipe3 September 2025 22:001 February 2026 19:25150 days 21 hours after the stated time
14 April 2026Chiawelo ReservoirCleaning Chiawelo Reservoir17 April 2026 18:0030 May 2026 16:0542 days 22 hours after the stated time
3 June 2026Chiawelo ReservoirRepairing damaged 350mm steel pipe4 June 2026 18:004 June 2026 20:452 hours 45 minutes after the stated time

In words

2026 so far: JW reported it at “poor pressure to no water” or “critically low” on 0 days. JW published a report for it on 103 of the 272 days in the record; the other 169 days have no report, and we do not count them as normal. The median supply in the city had 4 such days.

2025: JW reported it at “poor pressure to no water” or “critically low” on 0 days. JW published a report for it on 43 of the 304 days in the record; the other 261 days have no report, and we do not count them as normal. The median supply in the city had 1 such day.

JW's boards first named Chiawelo Reservoir on 3 March 2025 and last on 29 September 2026: 215 statuses on 215 boards, over 146 days. 0 of those statuses announced a scheduled overnight closure, which we count apart, never as an outage.

Month by month

Days JW reported Chiawelo Reservoir at “poor pressure to no water” or “critically low”, out of the days it reported it at all. A month with few reported days says little.

MonthDays short of waterDays with a reportSame month a year earlier
March 2025018
April 2025013
May 2025012
June 2025No JW report this month
July 2025No JW report this month
August 2025No JW report this month
September 2025No JW report this month
October 2025No JW report this month
November 2025No JW report this month
December 2025No JW report this month
January 2026No JW report this month
February 202603
March 2026No JW report this monthToo few reports to compare
April 2026No JW report this monthToo few reports to compare
May 202601Too few reports to compare
June 2026028Too few reports to compare
July 2026031Too few reports to compare
August 2026020Too few reports to compare
September 2026020Too few reports to compare

Recent JW reports

The last 20 statuses JW printed for Chiawelo Reservoir, newest first.

JW reported supplying adequately on 29 September 2026 at 20:15. The board read “Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 1 October 2026 at 13:40. JW's page for this board ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

JW reported supplying adequately on 29 September 2026 at 13:20. The board read “Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 1 October 2026 at 13:41. JW's page for this board ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

JW reported supplying adequately on 28 September 2026 at 14:10. The board read “Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 1 October 2026 at 13:42. JW's page for this board ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 25 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 25 September 2026 at 19:40. The board read “Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 28 September 2026 at 10:32. JW's page for this board ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 25 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 25 September 2026 at 13:15. The board read “Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 28 September 2026 at 10:31. JW's page for this board ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 23 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 23 September 2026 at 18:35. The board read “Supplying adequately”. JW put it on its website 25 September 2026 at 10:40. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 23 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 23 September 2026 at 11:55. The board read “Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 25 September 2026 at 10:40. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 22 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 22 September 2026 at 11:05. The board read “Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 22 September 2026 at 15:41. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 21 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 21 September 2026 at 19:00. The board read “Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 22 September 2026 at 14:09. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 21 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 21 September 2026 at 14:05. The board read “Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 22 September 2026 at 14:08. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 18 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 18 September 2026 at 18:45. The board read “Supplying adequately”. JW put it on its website 21 September 2026 at 09:06. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 18 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 18 September 2026 at 09:45. The board read “Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 21 September 2026 at 09:04. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 17 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 17 September 2026 at 15:25. The board read “Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 18 September 2026 at 10:41. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 17 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 17 September 2026 at 09:15. The board read “Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 18 September 2026 at 10:40. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 16 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 16 September 2026 at 15:25. The board read “Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 16 September 2026 at 15:56. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 16 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 16 September 2026 at 09:45. The board read “Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 16 September 2026 at 15:52. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 15 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 15 September 2026 at 16:55. The board read “Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 16 September 2026 at 10:17. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 15 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 15 September 2026 at 10:10. The board read “Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 16 September 2026 at 10:11. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 14 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 14 September 2026 at 10:07. The board read “Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 15 September 2026 at 11:24. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

No JW report since 11 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 11 September 2026 at 11:45. The board read “Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 15 September 2026 at 10:58. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

Past outages

Each row is one outage: a stretch of time JW reported Chiawelo Reservoir at “poor pressure to no water” or “critically low”, newest first. An outage has no reported end when JW's reports stopped before it ended, or when it was still going at JW's last report; its length is then a minimum.

JW reported no such outage for this supply.

What JW's boards cannot tell you

Source: JW's System Update boards and notices, read by us. The full list, and how this record is made.