Erand Tower
A tower in Johannesburg Water's Midrand system. What Johannesburg Water (JW) reported about it, from March 2025.
Latest JW report
JW reported supplying fairly on 29 September 2026 at 20:55. The board read “On bypass. Supplying fairly.” 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.
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Suburbs it supplies
JW links 39 suburbs to Erand Tower. Most also draw on other supplies.
Barbeque AH, Barbeque Downs, Beaulieu, Beverley, Beverley AH, Blue Hills, Blue Hills AH, Carlswald, Carlswald AH, Carlswald Estate, Crowthorne, Crowthorne AH, Erand AH, Erand Gardens, Glen Austin AH, Glenferness AH, Halfway Gardens, Halfway House, Halfway House Estate, Jukskei View, Kyalami, Kyalami AH, Kyalami Estate, Kyalami Gardens, Kyalami Heights, Kyalami Hills, Kyalami Park, Lone Hill, Midridge Park, Noordwyk, Plooysville AH, Randjespark, Sagewood, Summerset, Treesbank AH, Vorna Valley, Waterval, Willaway, Willaway AH.
Up the supply chain
On 4 February 2026, JW reported Erand Tower poor pressure to no water
Where the water comes from, top to bottom, and what JW reported for each part on 4 February 2026. A suburb draws on every supply listed at once; JW does not say which street each one reaches.
Showing 4 February 2026. Other days: 4 February 2026, or the last day.
Bulk supply
JW's boards carry no status for Rand Water's stations.
Feeds the Midrand system: stated by JW source ↗System
JW reported 4 of 10 supplies in it short of water.
Fed from Palmiet Pump Station (Rand Water): stated by JW source ↗Supply
JW reported poor pressure to no water, on bypass.
As printed: “18:45 On bypass, poor pressure to no water is expected.”
In the Midrand 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 4 February 2026, JW reported Erand Tower poor pressure to no water”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/reservoir/erand-tower#fig-chain
The data as a table
| Part | What it is | Feeds | How we know | On 4 February 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmiet Pump Station (Rand Water) | Rand Water station | the Midrand system | stated by JW | No JW status for it |
| Midrand system | System | JW's system page | 4 of 10 supplies short of water; 0 with no report | |
| Erand Tower | Tower | JW's page or notice | poor pressure to no water |
Erand Tower over time
In 2026 so far, JW reported Erand Tower short of water on 1 day
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 241 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: Erand Tower: no report from 3 March 2025 to 31 May 2025; Erand Tower: no report from 25 July 2025 to 31 January 2026.
- 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 Erand Tower short of water on 1 day”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/reservoir/erand-tower#fig-year
The data as a table
| Month | Days reported | Days in record | Adequate or fair | Poor pressure in places, or low | Warning: no water may occur | Poor pressure to no water | Critically low | Overnight closure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 2025 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July 2025 | 24 | 31 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| October 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| November 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| January 2026 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February 2026 | 7 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| March 2026 | 20 | 31 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 2026 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August 2026 | 21 | 31 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 20 | 29 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
From April to September 2026 (six months), JW reported Erand Tower short of water on 0 of 162 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: 1 day short of water for Erand Tower, from 189 days with a report. The median supply in the city: 4 days.
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 Erand Tower short of water on 0 of 162 reported days”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/reservoir/erand-tower#fig-days
The data as a table
| Month | Days short of water | Days reported | Days in record | City median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | gap | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| April 2025 | gap | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| May 2025 | gap | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| June 2025 | 0 | 28 | 30 | 0 |
| July 2025 | 0 | 24 | 31 | 0 |
| August 2025 | gap | 0 | 31 | |
| September 2025 | gap | 0 | 30 | |
| October 2025 | gap | 0 | 31 | |
| November 2025 | gap | 0 | 30 | |
| December 2025 | gap | 0 | 31 | |
| January 2026 | gap | 0 | 31 | |
| February 2026 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 0 |
| March 2026 | 0 | 20 | 31 | 0 |
| April 2026 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 0 | 30 | 31 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 1 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 21 | 31 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 0 | 20 | 29 | 0 |
On Erand Tower, its one outage lasted at least 36 hours
This is not a forecast. It is how long past outages lasted. Each dot is one past outage, placed by its length: the one outage on Erand Tower. A hollow dot with an arrow had no reported end: JW's reports stopped before it ended, or it was still going at JW's last report. Either way it lasted at least that long (1 of 1).
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 Erand Tower, its one outage lasted at least 36 hours”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/reservoir/erand-tower#fig-base-rate
The data as a table
| Started | Length | Ended |
|---|---|---|
| 4 February 2026 | at least 36 hours | no reported end |
JW's notices gave 14 end times for Erand Tower. By the stated time, JW's boards showed the water back on none of the 13 that have passed
For 13 of the 13, JW's boards have not shown the water back since. 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 18 notices. JW reported Erand Tower on bypass on all 189 days it reported it in 2026, and a supply on bypass does not count as recovered.
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 14 end times for Erand Tower. By the stated time, JW's boards showed the water back on none of the 13 that have passed”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/reservoir/erand-tower#fig-stated
The data as a table
| Notice | Supply | Reason JW gave | Stated end | First board showing recovery | Against the stated time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 March 2025 | Erand Tower | Commissioning of new water infrastructure | 25 March 2025 16:00 | no JW board for it until 1 June 2025, and none since has shown recovery | |
| 3 April 2025 | Erand Tower | Completing A Connection; Completing a connection | 3 April 2025 15:00 | no JW board for it until 1 June 2025, and none since has shown recovery | |
| 6 May 2025 | Erand Tower | Repairs to a burst 350mm steel pipe | 6 May 2025 18:00 | no JW board for it until 1 June 2025, and none since has shown recovery | |
| 12 June 2025 | Erand Tower | Repairing a burst 200mm diameter AC pipe. | 12 June 2025 22:00 | not yet reported recovered | |
| 7 July 2025 | Erand Tower | Connecting 110mm pipe | 7 July 2025 17:00 | not yet reported recovered | |
| 3 December 2025 | Erand Tower | Commissioning of new water infrastructure | 3 December 2025 16:00 | no JW board for it until 1 February 2026, and none since has shown recovery | |
| 6 May 2026 | Erand Tower | Commissioning of new water infrastructure | 6 May 2026 21:00 | not yet reported recovered | |
| 9 June 2026 | Erand Tower | Commissioning of new water infrastructure | 9 June 2026 21:00 | not yet reported recovered | |
| 25 June 2026 | Erand Tower | The infrastructure upgrades along Surrey and Walton Road. | 25 June 2026 21:00 | not yet reported recovered | |
| 29 July 2026 | Erand Tower | Commissioning of new water infrastructure | 29 July 2026 21:00 | not yet reported recovered | |
| 3 September 2026 | Erand Tower | Commissioning of new water infrastructure. | 3 September 2026 21:00 | not yet reported recovered | |
| 22 September 2026 | Erand Tower | Commissioning of new water infrastructure. | 22 September 2026 21:00 | not yet reported recovered | |
| 29 September 2026 | Erand Tower | Emergency repairs on the 600mm diameter supply line from the Grand Central Reservoir | 29 September 2026 21:00 | no JW board for it since | |
| 1 October 2026 | Erand Tower | Emergency repairs on the 600mm dia supply line from the Grand central Reservoir; Emergency repairs on the 600mm diameter supply line from the Grand Central Reservoir | 1 October 2026 21:00 | the stated end is still ahead |
In words
2026 so far: JW reported it at “poor pressure to no water” or “critically low” on 1 day. JW published a report for it on 189 of the 272 days in the record; the other 83 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 52 of the 304 days in the record; the other 252 days have no report, and we do not count them as normal. The median supply in the city had 1 such day.
The one outage JW reported on this supply lasted at least 36 hours. It had no reported end (still open, or JW's reports stopped), so it counts at the length so far. This is a record of the past, not a forecast.
JW's boards first named Erand Tower on 1 June 2025 and last on 29 September 2026: 432 statuses on 432 boards, over 241 days. 0 of those statuses announced a scheduled overnight closure, which we count apart, never as an outage.
Month by month
Days JW reported Erand Tower 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.
| Month | Days short of water | Days with a report | Same month a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | No JW report this month | ||
| April 2025 | No JW report this month | ||
| May 2025 | No JW report this month | ||
| June 2025 | 0 | 28 | |
| July 2025 | 0 | 24 | |
| August 2025 | No JW report this month | ||
| September 2025 | No JW report this month | ||
| October 2025 | No JW report this month | ||
| November 2025 | No JW report this month | ||
| December 2025 | No JW report this month | ||
| January 2026 | No JW report this month | ||
| February 2026 | 1 | 7 | |
| March 2026 | 0 | 20 | Too few reports to compare |
| April 2026 | 0 | 30 | Too few reports to compare |
| May 2026 | 0 | 30 | Too few reports to compare |
| June 2026 | 0 | 30 | 0 of 28 days |
| July 2026 | 0 | 31 | 0 of 24 days |
| August 2026 | 0 | 21 | Too few reports to compare |
| September 2026 | 0 | 20 | Too few reports to compare |
Recent JW reports
The last 20 statuses JW printed for Erand Tower, newest first.
JW reported supplying fairly on 29 September 2026 at 20:55. The board read “On bypass. Supplying fairly.” 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 fairly on 29 September 2026 at 13:00. The board read “On bypass. Supplying fairly.” 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 13:49. The board read “On bypass. 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 19:05. The board read “On bypass. 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 13:05. The board read “On bypass. 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 17:40. The board read “On bypass. Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 25 September 2026 at 10:41. 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 12:25. The board read “On bypass. 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 10:30. The board read “On bypass. Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 22 September 2026 at 15:42. 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 18:45. The board read “On bypass, 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 18 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 18 September 2026 at 18:35. The board read “On bypass. Supplying adequately”. JW put it on its website 21 September 2026 at 09:05. 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 “On bypass. 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 09:20. The board read “On bypass. 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 15:15. The board read “On bypass. 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 10:30. The board read “On bypass. 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 17:25. The board read “On bypass. 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 10:15. The board read “On bypass. 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 10:10. The board read “On bypass. 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 20:25. The board read “On bypass. Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 15 September 2026 at 11:21. JW's page for this board ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗
No JW report since 11 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 11 September 2026 at 10:54. The board read “On bypass. Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 15 September 2026 at 10:59. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗
No JW report since 10 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 10 September 2026 at 19:29. The board read “On bypass. Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 11 September 2026 at 08:47. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗
Past outages
Each row is one outage: a stretch of time JW reported Erand Tower 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.
| Start | End | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Feb 2026, 18:45 | No reported end | at least 36 hours |
What JW's boards cannot tell you
- Whether water reaches your street or your tap.
- Which streets lose water first: JW warns of higher-lying areas but does not name the streets.
- Why a supply ran low, unless a JW notice gives a reason.
- Pipe bursts, tankers and valve work, which are not on the boards.
Source: JW's System Update boards and notices, read by us. The full list, and how this record is made.