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Hursthill 1 Reservoir

A reservoir in Johannesburg Water's Central and Commando systems. What Johannesburg Water (JW) reported about it, from March 2025.

Latest JW report

JW reported a warning that poor pressure to no water may occur on 29 September 2026 at 20:25. The board read “On bypass. Supplying fairly. Poor pressure to no water may occur in some areas.” 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
Hursthill 1 Reservoir ↗

Suburbs it supplies

JW links 23 suburbs to Hursthill 1 Reservoir. Most also draw on other supplies.

Albertskroon, Albertville, Amalgam, City West, Claremont, Coronationville, Crown, Crown City, Crown North, Delarey, Fordsburg, Franklin Roosevelt Park, Greymont, Hursthill, Martindale, Montclare, Montgomery Park, Newclare, Newlands, Northcliff, Sophiatown, Westbury, Westdene.

Up the supply chain

On 17 March 2026, JW reported Hursthill 1 Reservoir critically low

Where the water comes from, top to bottom, and what JW reported for each part on 17 March 2026. A suburb draws on every supply listed at once; JW does not say which street each one reaches.

Showing 17 March 2026. Other days: 7 September 2026, 28 June 2026, 24 June 2026, 9 June 2026, 17 March 2026, 7 February 2026, or the last day.

Bulk supply

Eikenhof Pump Station (Rand Water)

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

Feeds the Commando system: stated by JW source ↗

System

Commando system

JW reported 2 of 6 supplies in it short of water; 1 had no report.

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

Supply

Hursthill 1 Reservoir

JW reported critically low at 16:40, on bypass, then poor pressure to no water at 20:50.

As printed: “16:40 On bypass. Critically low due to no pumping at Crosby. Poor pressure to no water is expected.”; “20:50 On bypass. Supplying fairly, but poor pressure to no water is expected in higher-lying areas.”

In the Commando 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 17 March 2026, JW reported Hursthill 1 Reservoir critically low”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/reservoir/hursthill-1-reservoir#fig-chain

The data as a table
PartWhat it isFeedsHow we knowOn 17 March 2026
Eikenhof Pump Station (Rand Water)Rand Water stationthe Commando systemstated by JWNo JW status for it
Commando systemSystemJW's system page2 of 6 supplies short of water; 1 with no report
Hursthill 1 ReservoirReservoirJW's page or noticecritically low

Hursthill 1 Reservoir over time

In 2026 so far, JW reported Hursthill 1 Reservoir short of water on 106 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 295 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: Hursthill 1 Reservoir: no report from 25 July 2025 to 31 January 2026.

2025
Mar3 Mar: not on the scale4 Mar: no report5 Mar: not on the scale6 Mar: not on the scale7 Mar: not on the scale8 Mar: not on the scale9 Mar: not on the scale10 Mar: no report11 Mar: not on the scale12 Mar: not on the scale13 Mar: not on the scale14 Mar: not on the scale15 Mar: no report16 Mar: no report17 Mar: not on the scale18 Mar: not on the scale19 Mar: not on the scale20 Mar: not on the scale21 Mar: no report22 Mar: no report23 Mar: no report24 Mar: not on the scale25 Mar: not on the scale26 Mar: not on the scale27 Mar: not on the scale28 Mar: no report29 Mar: no report30 Mar: no report31 Mar: no report0
Apr1 Apr: not on the scale2 Apr: not on the scale3 Apr: not on the scale4 Apr: not on the scale5 Apr: no report6 Apr: no report7 Apr: not on the scale8 Apr: no report9 Apr: not on the scale10 Apr: not on the scale11 Apr: not on the scale12 Apr: no report13 Apr: no report14 Apr: no report15 Apr: no report16 Apr: no report17 Apr: not on the scale18 Apr: not on the scale19 Apr: not on the scale20 Apr: not on the scale21 Apr: not on the scale22 Apr: not on the scale23 Apr: not on the scale24 Apr: not on the scale25 Apr: not on the scale26 Apr: not on the scale27 Apr: not on the scale28 Apr: not on the scale29 Apr: not on the scale30 Apr: not on the scale0
May1 May: not on the scale2 May: not on the scale3 May: not on the scale4 May: no report5 May: not on the scale6 May: not on the scale7 May: no report8 May: no report9 May: not on the scale10 May: not on the scale11 May: not on the scale12 May: not on the scale13 May: not on the scale14 May: not on the scale15 May: not on the scale16 May: no report17 May: no report18 May: no report19 May: no report20 May: no report21 May: no report22 May: no report23 May: not on the scale24 May: no report25 May: no report26 May: not on the scale27 May: no report28 May: no report29 May: no report30 May: no report31 May: no report0
Jun1 Jun: no report2 Jun: no report3 Jun: poor pressure in places4 Jun: poor pressure to no water5 Jun: poor pressure in places6 Jun: poor pressure in places7 Jun: poor pressure in places8 Jun: poor pressure in places9 Jun: poor pressure in places10 Jun: poor pressure in places11 Jun: poor pressure in places12 Jun: poor pressure in places13 Jun: poor pressure in places14 Jun: poor pressure in places15 Jun: poor pressure in places16 Jun: poor pressure in places17 Jun: poor pressure in places18 Jun: poor pressure in places19 Jun: poor pressure in places20 Jun: poor pressure in places21 Jun: poor pressure in places22 Jun: poor pressure in places23 Jun: poor pressure in places24 Jun: poor pressure in places25 Jun: poor pressure in places26 Jun: poor pressure in places27 Jun: poor pressure in places28 Jun: poor pressure in places29 Jun: poor pressure in places30 Jun: poor pressure in places1
Jul1 Jul: poor pressure in places2 Jul: poor pressure in places3 Jul: poor pressure in places4 Jul: poor pressure to no water5 Jul: poor pressure in places6 Jul: poor pressure to no water7 Jul: poor pressure to no water8 Jul: poor pressure to no water9 Jul: poor pressure to no water10 Jul: poor pressure to no water11 Jul: poor pressure to no water12 Jul: poor pressure to no water13 Jul: poor pressure to no water14 Jul: poor pressure to no water15 Jul: poor pressure to no water16 Jul: poor pressure to no water17 Jul: poor pressure to no water18 Jul: poor pressure to no water19 Jul: poor pressure to no water20 Jul: poor pressure in places21 Jul: poor pressure in places22 Jul: poor pressure to no water23 Jul: poor pressure in places24 Jul: poor pressure in places25 Jul: no report26 Jul: no report27 Jul: no report28 Jul: no report29 Jul: no report30 Jul: no report31 Jul: no report16
AugNo JW boards, Aug 2025 to Jan 2026
2026
Feb1 Feb: poor pressure in places2 Feb: poor pressure in places3 Feb: poor pressure in places4 Feb: poor pressure to no water5 Feb: no report6 Feb: no report7 Feb: poor pressure to no water8 Feb: poor pressure to no water9 Feb: poor pressure to no water10 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 report4
Mar1 Mar: no report2 Mar: no report3 Mar: no report4 Mar: no report5 Mar: no report6 Mar: no report7 Mar: no report8 Mar: no report9 Mar: no report10 Mar: no report11 Mar: no report12 Mar: no report13 Mar: poor pressure to no water14 Mar: poor pressure to no water15 Mar: poor pressure to no water16 Mar: poor pressure to no water17 Mar: critically low18 Mar: poor pressure to no water19 Mar: poor pressure to no water20 Mar: poor pressure to no water21 Mar: poor pressure to no water22 Mar: poor pressure to no water23 Mar: poor pressure to no water24 Mar: poor pressure to no water25 Mar: poor pressure to no water26 Mar: poor pressure to no water27 Mar: poor pressure to no water28 Mar: poor pressure to no water29 Mar: poor pressure to no water30 Mar: poor pressure to no water31 Mar: poor pressure to no water19
Apr1 Apr: poor pressure to no water2 Apr: poor pressure to no water3 Apr: poor pressure to no water4 Apr: poor pressure in places5 Apr: poor pressure to no water6 Apr: poor pressure to no water7 Apr: poor pressure to no water8 Apr: poor pressure to no water9 Apr: poor pressure to no water10 Apr: poor pressure to no water11 Apr: poor pressure to no water12 Apr: poor pressure to no water13 Apr: poor pressure to no water14 Apr: poor pressure to no water15 Apr: poor pressure to no water16 Apr: poor pressure to no water17 Apr: poor pressure to no water18 Apr: poor pressure to no water19 Apr: poor pressure to no water20 Apr: poor pressure to no water21 Apr: poor pressure to no water22 Apr: poor pressure to no water23 Apr: poor pressure to no water24 Apr: poor pressure to no water25 Apr: poor pressure to no water26 Apr: poor pressure to no water27 Apr: poor pressure to no water28 Apr: poor pressure to no water29 Apr: poor pressure to no water30 Apr: poor pressure to no water29
May1 May: poor pressure to no water2 May: poor pressure to no water3 May: poor pressure to no water4 May: poor pressure to no water5 May: poor pressure to no water6 May: poor pressure to no water7 May: poor pressure to no water8 May: poor pressure to no water9 May: poor pressure to no water10 May: poor pressure to no water11 May: poor pressure to no water12 May: poor pressure to no water13 May: poor pressure to no water14 May: poor pressure to no water15 May: poor pressure to no water16 May: poor pressure to no water17 May: poor pressure to no water18 May: poor pressure to no water19 May: poor pressure to no water20 May: poor pressure to no water21 May: poor pressure to no water22 May: poor pressure to no water23 May: poor pressure to no water24 May: poor pressure to no water25 May: poor pressure to no water26 May: poor pressure to no water27 May: poor pressure to no water28 May: poor pressure to no water29 May: poor pressure to no water30 May: poor pressure to no water31 May: poor pressure to no water31
Jun1 Jun: poor pressure to no water2 Jun: poor pressure to no water3 Jun: poor pressure to no water4 Jun: poor pressure to no water5 Jun: poor pressure to no water6 Jun: poor pressure to no water7 Jun: poor pressure to no water8 Jun: poor pressure to no water9 Jun: critically low10 Jun: critically low11 Jun: critically low12 Jun: poor pressure to no water13 Jun: poor pressure to no water14 Jun: critically low15 Jun: critically low16 Jun: critically low17 Jun: critically low18 Jun: critically low19 Jun: warning: no water may occur20 Jun: warning: no water may occur21 Jun: warning: no water may occur22 Jun: warning: no water may occur23 Jun: warning: no water may occur24 Jun: poor pressure to no water25 Jun: poor pressure to no water26 Jun: poor pressure to no water27 Jun: no report28 Jun: poor pressure to no water29 Jun: warning: no water may occur30 Jun: warning: no water may occur22
Jul1 Jul: warning: no water may occur2 Jul: warning: no water may occur3 Jul: warning: no water may occur4 Jul: warning: no water may occur5 Jul: warning: no water may occur6 Jul: warning: no water may occur7 Jul: warning: no water may occur8 Jul: warning: no water may occur9 Jul: warning: no water may occur10 Jul: warning: no water may occur11 Jul: warning: no water may occur12 Jul: warning: no water may occur13 Jul: warning: no water may occur14 Jul: warning: no water may occur15 Jul: warning: no water may occur16 Jul: warning: no water may occur17 Jul: warning: no water may occur18 Jul: warning: no water may occur19 Jul: warning: no water may occur20 Jul: warning: no water may occur21 Jul: warning: no water may occur22 Jul: warning: no water may occur23 Jul: warning: no water may occur24 Jul: poor pressure in places25 Jul: poor pressure in places26 Jul: poor pressure in places27 Jul: warning: no water may occur28 Jul: warning: no water may occur29 Jul: warning: no water may occur30 Jul: warning: no water may occur31 Jul: warning: no water may occur0
Aug1 Aug: no report2 Aug: warning: no water may occur3 Aug: warning: no water may occur4 Aug: warning: no water may occur5 Aug: warning: no water may occur6 Aug: warning: no water may occur7 Aug: warning: no water may occur8 Aug: warning: no water may occur9 Aug: no report10 Aug: no report11 Aug: warning: no water may occur12 Aug: warning: no water may occur13 Aug: warning: no water may occur14 Aug: warning: no water may occur15 Aug: no report16 Aug: no report17 Aug: warning: no water may occur18 Aug: warning: no water may occur19 Aug: warning: no water may occur20 Aug: warning: no water may occur21 Aug: warning: no water may occur22 Aug: no report23 Aug: no report24 Aug: warning: no water may occur25 Aug: warning: no water may occur26 Aug: warning: no water may occur27 Aug: warning: no water may occur28 Aug: warning: no water may occur29 Aug: no report30 Aug: no report31 Aug: warning: no water may occur0
Sep1 Sep: warning: no water may occur2 Sep: warning: no water may occur3 Sep: warning: no water may occur4 Sep: warning: no water may occur5 Sep: no report6 Sep: no report7 Sep: poor pressure to no water8 Sep: warning: no water may occur9 Sep: warning: no water may occur10 Sep: warning: no water may occur11 Sep: warning: no water may occur12 Sep: no report13 Sep: no report14 Sep: warning: no water may occur15 Sep: warning: no water may occur16 Sep: warning: no water may occur17 Sep: warning: no water may occur18 Sep: warning: no water may occur19 Sep: no report20 Sep: no report21 Sep: warning: no water may occur22 Sep: warning: no water may occur23 Sep: warning: no water may occur24 Sep: no report25 Sep: warning: no water may occur26 Sep: no report27 Sep: no report28 Sep: warning: no water may occur29 Sep: warning: no water may occur1
  • water as normal
  • supplying fairly
  • JW warned
  • low, or weak in places
  • short of water
  • critically low
  • shut for the night
  • not on the scale
  • 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 Hursthill 1 Reservoir short of water on 106 days”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/reservoir/hursthill-1-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 20251829000000
April 20252230000000
May 20251431000000
June 202528300270100
July 202524310801600
August 2025031000000
September 2025030000000
October 2025031000000
November 2025030000000
December 2025031000000
January 2026031000000
February 2026728030400
March 202619310001810
April 202630300102900
May 202631310003100
June 202629300071480
July 202631310328000
August 202622310022000
September 202620290019100

From April to September 2026 (six months), JW reported Hursthill 1 Reservoir short of water on 83 of 163 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: 106 days short of water for Hursthill 1 Reservoir, from 189 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 22 of 30 daysAMay 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 14 of 31 daysMJun 2025: 1 day short of water, 0 critically low; reported 28 of 30 daysJJul 2025: 16 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 24 of 31 daysJAug 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: 4 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 7 of 28 daysFMar 2026: 19 days short of water, 1 critically low; reported 19 of 31 daysMApr 2026: 29 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 30 of 30 daysAMay 2026: 31 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 31 of 31 daysMJun 2026: 22 days short of water, 8 critically low; reported 29 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 22 of 31 daysASep 2026: 1 day short of water, 0 critically low; reported 20 of 29 daysScity median 0city median 0city median 0city median 0city 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 Hursthill 1 Reservoir short of water on 83 of 163 reported days”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/reservoir/hursthill-1-reservoir#fig-days

The data as a table
MonthDays short of waterDays reportedDays in recordCity median
March 2025018290
April 2025022300
May 2025014310
June 2025128300
July 20251624310
August 2025gap031
September 2025gap030
October 2025gap031
November 2025gap030
December 2025gap031
January 2026gap031
February 202647280
March 20261919310
April 20262930300
May 20263131310
June 20262229300
July 2026031311
August 2026022310
September 2026120290

On Hursthill 1 Reservoir, half of its last 10 outages lasted at least 17 hours

This is not a forecast. It is how long past outages lasted. Each dot is one past outage, placed by its length: the last 10 outages on Hursthill 1 Reservoir. 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 10).

0123daysFrom 24 June 2026: 7 hoursFrom 18 June 2026: 16 hoursFrom 12 June 2026: 16 hoursFrom 17 June 2026: 16 hoursFrom 13 June 2026: 16 hoursFrom 7 September 2026: 18 hoursFrom 28 June 2026: 24 hoursFrom 25 June 2026: 28 hoursFrom 26 June 2026: at least 36 hours, no reported endFrom 14 June 2026: 2.7 dayslongest 2.7 dayshalf at least 17 hoursHalf of its last 10 outages lasted at least 17 hours

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 Hursthill 1 Reservoir, half of its last 10 outages lasted at least 17 hours”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/reservoir/hursthill-1-reservoir#fig-base-rate

The data as a table
StartedLengthEnded
7 September 202618 hours8 September 2026
28 June 202624 hours29 June 2026
26 June 2026at least 36 hoursno reported end
25 June 202628 hours26 June 2026
24 June 20267 hours24 June 2026
18 June 202616 hours19 June 2026
17 June 202616 hours18 June 2026
14 June 20262.7 days17 June 2026
13 June 202616 hours14 June 2026
12 June 202616 hours13 June 2026

JW's notices gave 9 end times for Hursthill 1 Reservoir. By the stated time, JW's boards showed the water back on none of the 7 that have passed

For 7 of the 7, 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 7 notices. JW reported Hursthill 1 Reservoir on bypass on all 189 days it reported it in 2026, and a supply on bypass does not count as recovered.

Jul 2025Jan 2026Jul 2026last board 29 Sep 2026Stated end 25 Jun 2025 18:00; not yet reported recoveredStated end 25 Jun 2025: not yet reported recoveredStated end 3 Jul 2025 18:00; not yet reported recoveredStated end 3 Jul 2025: not yet reported recoveredStated end 7 Aug 2025 18:00; no JW board for it until 1 February 2026, and none since has shown recoveryStated end 7 Aug 2025: no board until 1 Feb 2026Stated end 28 Sep 2025 04:00; no JW board for it until 1 February 2026, and none since has shown recoveryStated end 28 Sep 2025: no board until 1 Feb 2026Stated end 9 Apr 2026 16:00; not yet reported recoveredStated end 9 Apr 2026: not yet reported recoveredStated end 31 Jul 2026 17:00; no JW board for it until 2 August 2026, and none since has shown recoveryStated end 31 Jul 2026: no board until 2 Aug 2026Stated end 29 Sep 2026 16:00; not yet reported recoveredStated end 29 Sep 2026: not yet reported recoveredStated end 15 Dec 2026 16:00; the stated end is still aheadStated end 15 Dec 2026 16:00: still aheadStated end 15 Dec 2026 17:00; the stated end is still aheadStated end 15 Dec 2026 17:00: still ahead

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 9 end times for Hursthill 1 Reservoir. By the stated time, JW's boards showed the water back on none of the 7 that have passed”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/reservoir/hursthill-1-reservoir#fig-stated

The data as a table
NoticeSupplyReason JW gaveStated endFirst board showing recoveryAgainst the stated time
25 June 2025Hursthill 1 ReservoirConnecting a new PRV system.25 June 2025 18:00not yet reported recovered
3 July 2025Hursthill 1 ReservoirConnecting a new PRV system.3 July 2025 18:00not yet reported recovered
7 August 2025Hursthill 1 ReservoirConnecting a new PRV system from the existing 400mm to a 160mm pipeline7 August 2025 18:00no JW board for it until 1 February 2026, and none since has shown recovery
27 September 2025Hursthill 1 ReservoirChanging the pump configuration at Crosby Pumpstation with the aim to improve the output flows into Brixton and Hursthill 1 reservoirs28 September 2025 04:00no JW board for it until 1 February 2026, and none since has shown recovery
1 December 2025Hursthill 1 ReservoirStructural repairs of the leaking reservoir; Structural repairs inside the leaking Hursthill 2 Reservoir.9 April 2026 16:00not yet reported recovered
1 December 2025Hursthill 1 ReservoirStructural repairs inside the leaking Hursthill 2 Reservoir.31 July 2026 17:00no JW board for it until 2 August 2026, and none since has shown recovery
1 December 2025Hursthill 1 ReservoirStructural repairs inside the leaking Hursthill 2 Reservoir.29 September 2026 16:00not yet reported recovered
1 December 2025Hursthill 1 ReservoirStructural repairs inside the leaking Hursthill 2 Reservoir.15 December 2026 16:00the stated end is still ahead
1 December 2025Hursthill 1 ReservoirStructural repairs inside the leaking Hursthill 2 Reservoir.15 December 2026 17:00the stated end is still ahead

In words

2026 so far: JW reported it at “poor pressure to no water” or “critically low” on 106 days. 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 17 days. JW published a report for it on 106 of the 304 days in the record; the other 198 days have no report, and we do not count them as normal. The median supply in the city had 1 such day.

The last 10 outages JW reported on this supply lasted a median of at least 17 hours; the longest at least 2.7 days. 1 of them had no reported end (still open, or JW's reports stopped), so they count at the length so far. This is a record of the past, not a forecast.

JW's boards first named Hursthill 1 Reservoir on 3 March 2025 and last on 29 September 2026: 510 statuses on 510 boards, over 295 days. 0 of those statuses announced a scheduled overnight closure, which we count apart, never as an outage.

Month by month

Days JW reported Hursthill 1 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 2025022
May 2025014
June 2025128
July 20251624
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 202647
March 202619190 of 18 days
April 202629300 of 22 days
May 20263131Too few reports to compare
June 202622291 of 28 days
July 202603116 of 24 days
August 2026022Too few reports to compare
September 2026120Too few reports to compare

Recent JW reports

The last 20 statuses JW printed for Hursthill 1 Reservoir, newest first.

JW reported a warning that poor pressure to no water may occur on 29 September 2026 at 20:25. The board read “On bypass. Supplying fairly. Poor pressure to no water may occur in some areas.” 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 a warning that poor pressure to no water may occur on 29 September 2026 at 13:15. The board read “On bypass. Improving but poor pressure to no water may occur in some areas.” 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 a warning that poor pressure to no water may occur on 28 September 2026 at 13:55. The board read “On bypass. Supplying fairly. Poor pressure to no water may occur in some areas.” 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 a warning that poor pressure to no water may occur on 25 September 2026 at 19:20. The board read “On bypass. Supplying fairly. Poor pressure to no water may occur in some areas.” 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 a warning that poor pressure to no water may occur on 25 September 2026 at 13:25. The board read “On bypass. Improving, but poor pressure to no water may occur in some areas.” 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 a warning that poor pressure to no water may occur on 23 September 2026 at 18:10. The board read “On bypass. Improving but poor pressure to no water may occur in some areas.” 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 22 September 2026. JW reported a warning that poor pressure to no water may occur on 22 September 2026 at 11:20. The board read “On bypass. Improving but poor pressure to no water may occur in some areas.” 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 a warning that poor pressure to no water may occur on 22 September 2026 at 10:45. The board read “On bypass. Improving but poor pressure to no water may occur in some areas.” 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 a warning that poor pressure to no water may occur on 21 September 2026 at 19:05. The board read “On bypass. Improving: poor pressure to no water may occur in some areas.” 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 a warning that poor pressure to no water may occur on 21 September 2026 at 14:45. The board read “On bypass. Improving: poor pressure to no water may occur in some areas.” 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 a warning that poor pressure to no water may occur on 18 September 2026 at 18:15. The board read “On bypass. Improving: poor pressure to no water may occur in some areas.” 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 a warning that poor pressure to no water may occur on 18 September 2026 at 10:45. The board read “On bypass. Improving but poor pressure to no water may occur in some areas.” 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 a warning that poor pressure to no water may occur on 17 September 2026 at 20:05. The board read “On bypass. Improving but poor pressure to no water may occur in some areas.” 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 a warning that poor pressure to no water may occur on 17 September 2026 at 10:00. The board read “On bypass. Improving but poor pressure to no water may occur in some areas.” 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 a warning that poor pressure to no water may occur on 16 September 2026 at 15:10. The board read “On bypass. Improving but poor pressure to no water may occur in some areas.” 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 a warning that poor pressure to no water may occur on 16 September 2026 at 11:30. The board read “On bypass. Improving but poor pressure to no water may occur in some areas.” 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 a warning that poor pressure to no water may occur on 15 September 2026 at 17:40. The board read “On bypass. Improving, but poor pressure to no water may occur in some areas.” 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 a warning that poor pressure to no water may occur on 15 September 2026 at 10:55. The board read “On bypass. Improving: poor pressure to no water may occur in some areas.” 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 a warning that poor pressure to no water may occur on 14 September 2026 at 10:11. The board read “On bypass. Improving but poor pressure to no water may occur in some areas.” 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 a warning that poor pressure to no water may occur on 11 September 2026 at 20:25. The board read “On bypass. Improving, but poor pressure to no water may occur in some areas.” JW put it on its website 15 September 2026 at 11:21. JW's page for this board ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

Past outages

Each row is one outage: a stretch of time JW reported Hursthill 1 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.

StartEndLength
7 Sep 2026, 19:158 Sep 2026, 12:5018 hours
28 Jun 2026, 20:0029 Jun 2026, 20:0024 hours
26 Jun 2026, 20:03No reported endat least 36 hours
25 Jun 2026, 10:0726 Jun 2026, 14:0528 hours
24 Jun 2026, 12:3324 Jun 2026, 19:107 hours
18 Jun 2026, 18:3519 Jun 2026, 10:1016 hours
17 Jun 2026, 19:4018 Jun 2026, 11:2516 hours
14 Jun 2026, 19:4017 Jun 2026, 12:302.7 days
13 Jun 2026, 18:1014 Jun 2026, 10:3516 hours
12 Jun 2026, 19:3513 Jun 2026, 11:1016 hours
9 Jun 2026, 19:5512 Jun 2026, 10:102.6 days
5 Apr 2026, 10:309 Jun 2026, 08:3064.9 days (4 of them with no board)
2 Apr 2026, 18:254 Apr 2026, 10:1040 hours
16 Mar 2026, 18:202 Apr 2026, 11:4516.7 days
14 Mar 2026, 19:3016 Mar 2026, 14:0243 hours
13 Mar 2026, 20:1014 Mar 2026, 09:5514 hours
4 Feb 2026, 19:10No reported endat least 6.6 days (2 of them with no board)
22 Jul 2025, 20:4023 Jul 2025, 10:2014 hours
18 Jul 2025, 19:5519 Jul 2025, 20:3525 hours
17 Jul 2025, 21:4518 Jul 2025, 10:1012 hours
16 Jul 2025, 15:5517 Jul 2025, 10:4019 hours
15 Jul 2025, 21:0016 Jul 2025, 10:5514 hours
11 Jul 2025, 17:1215 Jul 2025, 09:053.7 days
10 Jul 2025, 15:2511 Jul 2025, 10:2519 hours
9 Jul 2025, 16:059 Jul 2025, 21:305 hours
7 Jul 2025, 20:409 Jul 2025, 09:5037 hours
6 Jul 2025, 09:456 Jul 2025, 15:356 hours
4 Jul 2025, 15:475 Jul 2025, 09:2018 hours
4 Jun 2025, 19:305 Jun 2025, 10:1515 hours

What JW's boards cannot tell you

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