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Illovo Tower

A tower in Johannesburg Water's Sandton system. 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 21:05. The board read “No pumping due to low reservoir level.” 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.

Suburbs it supplies

JW links 9 suburbs to Illovo Tower. Most also draw on other supplies.

Chislehurston, Dunkeld West, Hyde Park, Hyde Park A Settlement, Illovo, Inanda, Sandhurst, Sandown, Wierda Valley.

Up the supply chain

On 28 August 2026, JW reported Illovo Tower poor pressure to no water

Where the water comes from, top to bottom, and what JW reported for each part on 28 August 2026. A suburb draws on every supply listed at once; JW does not say which street each one reaches.

Showing 28 August 2026. Other days: 31 August 2026, 28 August 2026, 18 July 2026, 24 March 2026, 17 March 2026, 1 July 2025, or the last day.

Bulk supply

Palmiet Pump Station (Rand Water)

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

Feeds the Sandton system: stated by JW source ↗

System

Sandton system

JW reported 3 of 11 supplies in it short of water.

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

Supply

Illovo Tower

JW reported poor pressure to no water.

As printed: “09:00 Supplying adequately.”; “14:50 Pumping stopped, no water expected”

In the Sandton 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 28 August 2026, JW reported Illovo Tower poor pressure to no water”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/reservoir/illovo-tower#fig-chain

The data as a table
PartWhat it isFeedsHow we knowOn 28 August 2026
Palmiet Pump Station (Rand Water)Rand Water stationthe Sandton systemstated by JWNo JW status for it
Sandton systemSystemJW's system page3 of 11 supplies short of water; 0 with no report
Illovo TowerTowerJW's page or noticepoor pressure to no water

Illovo Tower over time

In 2026 so far, JW reported Illovo Tower short of water on 7 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 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: Illovo Tower: no report from 3 March 2025 to 21 May 2025; Illovo Tower: no report from 25 July 2025 to 31 January 2026.

2025
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: supplying fairly23 May: no report24 May: no report25 May: no report26 May: no report27 May: no report28 May: no report29 May: no report30 May: no report31 May: no report0
Jun1 Jun: no report2 Jun: no report3 Jun: supplying fairly4 Jun: supplying adequately5 Jun: supplying adequately6 Jun: supplying adequately7 Jun: poor pressure to no water8 Jun: poor pressure to no water9 Jun: poor pressure to no water10 Jun: critically low11 Jun: critically low12 Jun: poor pressure in places13 Jun: supplying fairly14 Jun: supplying fairly15 Jun: supplying adequately16 Jun: supplying adequately17 Jun: supplying adequately18 Jun: supplying fairly19 Jun: supplying fairly20 Jun: supplying fairly21 Jun: supplying adequately22 Jun: supplying fairly23 Jun: low24 Jun: critically low25 Jun: supplying fairly26 Jun: supplying adequately27 Jun: supplying adequately28 Jun: supplying fairly29 Jun: supplying adequately30 Jun: supplying adequately6
Jul1 Jul: critically low2 Jul: poor pressure to no water3 Jul: poor pressure to no water4 Jul: critically low5 Jul: critically low6 Jul: supplying fairly7 Jul: supplying adequately8 Jul: supplying fairly9 Jul: supplying fairly10 Jul: supplying adequately11 Jul: supplying adequately12 Jul: supplying adequately13 Jul: supplying adequately14 Jul: supplying adequately15 Jul: supplying fairly16 Jul: poor pressure in places17 Jul: supplying fairly18 Jul: supplying fairly19 Jul: supplying fairly20 Jul: supplying fairly21 Jul: overnight closure22 Jul: supplying fairly23 Jul: no report24 Jul: supplying adequately25 Jul: no report26 Jul: no report27 Jul: no report28 Jul: no report29 Jul: no report30 Jul: no report31 Jul: no report5
AugNo JW boards, Aug 2025 to Jan 2026
2026
Feb1 Feb: supplying adequately2 Feb: supplying fairly3 Feb: supplying adequately4 Feb: supplying adequately5 Feb: no report6 Feb: no report7 Feb: supplying adequately8 Feb: supplying adequately9 Feb: supplying adequately10 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
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: overnight closure12 Mar: supplying adequately13 Mar: supplying adequately14 Mar: supplying adequately15 Mar: supplying fairly16 Mar: supplying fairly17 Mar: critically low18 Mar: supplying adequately19 Mar: supplying adequately20 Mar: supplying adequately21 Mar: supplying adequately22 Mar: supplying adequately23 Mar: supplying adequately24 Mar: poor pressure to no water25 Mar: supplying adequately26 Mar: supplying adequately27 Mar: supplying adequately28 Mar: supplying adequately29 Mar: supplying adequately30 Mar: supplying adequately31 Mar: supplying adequately2
Apr1 Apr: supplying adequately2 Apr: supplying adequately3 Apr: supplying adequately4 Apr: supplying adequately5 Apr: supplying adequately6 Apr: supplying adequately7 Apr: supplying adequately8 Apr: overnight closure9 Apr: supplying fairly10 Apr: supplying fairly11 Apr: supplying adequately12 Apr: supplying adequately13 Apr: supplying adequately14 Apr: supplying adequately15 Apr: supplying adequately16 Apr: supplying adequately17 Apr: supplying adequately18 Apr: supplying adequately19 Apr: supplying adequately20 Apr: supplying adequately21 Apr: supplying fairly22 Apr: supplying adequately23 Apr: supplying adequately24 Apr: supplying adequately25 Apr: supplying adequately26 Apr: supplying adequately27 Apr: supplying adequately28 Apr: supplying adequately29 Apr: supplying adequately30 Apr: supplying adequately0
May1 May: supplying adequately2 May: supplying adequately3 May: supplying adequately4 May: supplying adequately5 May: supplying adequately6 May: supplying adequately7 May: overnight closure8 May: overnight closure9 May: supplying adequately10 May: supplying adequately11 May: supplying adequately12 May: supplying adequately13 May: supplying adequately14 May: supplying adequately15 May: supplying adequately16 May: supplying adequately17 May: supplying adequately18 May: supplying adequately19 May: supplying adequately20 May: supplying adequately21 May: supplying adequately22 May: supplying adequately23 May: supplying adequately24 May: supplying adequately25 May: supplying adequately26 May: supplying adequately27 May: supplying adequately28 May: supplying adequately29 May: supplying adequately30 May: supplying fairly31 May: supplying fairly0
Jun1 Jun: supplying adequately2 Jun: supplying adequately3 Jun: supplying adequately4 Jun: supplying adequately5 Jun: supplying fairly6 Jun: supplying adequately7 Jun: supplying adequately8 Jun: supplying adequately9 Jun: supplying fairly10 Jun: supplying adequately11 Jun: supplying fairly12 Jun: supplying adequately13 Jun: supplying adequately14 Jun: supplying fairly15 Jun: supplying adequately16 Jun: supplying adequately17 Jun: supplying adequately18 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: no report4 Jul: supplying adequately5 Jul: supplying adequately6 Jul: supplying adequately7 Jul: supplying fairly8 Jul: supplying adequately9 Jul: supplying adequately10 Jul: supplying fairly11 Jul: supplying adequately12 Jul: supplying adequately13 Jul: warning: no water may occur14 Jul: supplying adequately15 Jul: supplying adequately16 Jul: supplying adequately17 Jul: supplying adequately18 Jul: poor pressure to no water19 Jul: poor pressure to no water20 Jul: poor pressure to no water21 Jul: supplying adequately22 Jul: supplying fairly23 Jul: supplying fairly24 Jul: supplying fairly25 Jul: supplying adequately26 Jul: supplying adequately27 Jul: supplying adequately28 Jul: supplying adequately29 Jul: supplying adequately30 Jul: supplying fairly31 Jul: supplying fairly3
Aug1 Aug: no report2 Aug: no report3 Aug: supplying adequately4 Aug: supplying adequately5 Aug: supplying adequately6 Aug: supplying adequately7 Aug: supplying adequately8 Aug: supplying adequately9 Aug: no report10 Aug: no report11 Aug: no report12 Aug: supplying adequately13 Aug: supplying adequately14 Aug: supplying fairly15 Aug: no report16 Aug: no report17 Aug: supplying fairly18 Aug: supplying adequately19 Aug: supplying fairly20 Aug: supplying fairly21 Aug: supplying fairly22 Aug: no report23 Aug: no report24 Aug: supplying adequately25 Aug: supplying adequately26 Aug: supplying adequately27 Aug: supplying adequately28 Aug: poor pressure to no water29 Aug: no report30 Aug: no report31 Aug: poor pressure to no water2
Sep1 Sep: low2 Sep: low3 Sep: supplying adequately4 Sep: supplying adequately5 Sep: no report6 Sep: no report7 Sep: supplying adequately8 Sep: supplying adequately9 Sep: supplying adequately10 Sep: supplying adequately11 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: overnight closure24 Sep: no report25 Sep: supplying adequately26 Sep: no report27 Sep: no report28 Sep: supplying fairly29 Sep: warning: no water may occur0
  • 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 Illovo Tower short of water on 7 days”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/reservoir/illovo-tower#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 2025029000000
April 2025030000000
May 2025131100000
June 202528302020330
July 202523311610231
August 2025031000000
September 2025030000000
October 2025031000000
November 2025030000000
December 2025031000000
January 2026031000000
February 2026728700000
March 202621311800111
April 202630302900001
May 202631312900002
June 202630303000000
July 202630312601300
August 202620311800200
September 202620291621001

From April to September 2026 (six months), JW reported Illovo Tower short of water on 5 of 161 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: 7 days short of water for Illovo Tower, 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 0 of 29 daysgap2025MApr 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 0 of 30 daysgapAMay 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 1 of 31 daysMJun 2025: 6 days short of water, 3 critically low; reported 28 of 30 daysJJul 2025: 5 days short of water, 3 critically low; reported 23 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: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 7 of 28 daysFMar 2026: 2 days short of water, 1 critically low; reported 21 of 31 daysMApr 2026: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 30 of 30 daysAMay 2026: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 31 of 31 daysMJun 2026: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 30 of 30 daysJJul 2026: 3 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 30 of 31 daysJAug 2026: 2 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 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 Illovo Tower short of water on 5 of 161 reported days”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/reservoir/illovo-tower#fig-days

The data as a table
MonthDays short of waterDays reportedDays in recordCity median
March 2025gap0290
April 2025gap0300
May 202501310
June 2025628300
July 2025523310
August 2025gap031
September 2025gap030
October 2025gap031
November 2025gap030
December 2025gap031
January 2026gap031
February 202607280
March 2026221310
April 2026030300
May 2026031310
June 2026030300
July 2026330311
August 2026220310
September 2026020290

On Illovo Tower, half of its last 9 outages 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 last 9 outages on Illovo 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 9).

012345daysFrom 31 August 2026: 16 hoursFrom 24 June 2025: 17 hoursFrom 17 March 2026: 24 hoursFrom 24 March 2026: 32 hoursFrom 28 August 2026: at least 36 hours, no reported endFrom 10 June 2025: 36 hoursFrom 18 July 2026: 2 daysFrom 7 June 2025: 2.5 daysFrom 1 July 2025: 4.5 dayslongest 4.5 dayshalf at least 36 hoursHalf of its last 9 outages lasted at least 36 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 Illovo Tower, half of its last 9 outages lasted at least 36 hours”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/reservoir/illovo-tower#fig-base-rate

The data as a table
StartedLengthEnded
31 August 202616 hours1 September 2026
28 August 2026at least 36 hoursno reported end
18 July 20262 days20 July 2026
24 March 202632 hours25 March 2026
17 March 202624 hours18 March 2026
1 July 20254.5 days5 July 2025
24 June 202517 hours25 June 2025
10 June 202536 hours12 June 2025
7 June 20252.5 days10 June 2025

In words

2026 so far: JW reported it at “poor pressure to no water” or “critically low” on 7 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 11 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 last 9 outages JW reported on this supply lasted a median of at least 36 hours; the longest at least 4.5 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 Illovo Tower on 22 May 2025 and last on 29 September 2026: 439 statuses on 439 boards, over 241 days. 35 of those statuses announced a scheduled overnight closure, which we count apart, never as an outage.

Month by month

Days JW reported Illovo 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.

MonthDays short of waterDays with a reportSame month a year earlier
March 2025No JW report this month
April 2025No JW report this month
May 202501
June 2025628
July 2025523
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 202607
March 2026221Too few reports to compare
April 2026030Too few reports to compare
May 2026031Too few reports to compare
June 20260306 of 28 days
July 20263305 of 23 days
August 2026220Too few reports to compare
September 2026020Too few reports to compare

Recent JW reports

The last 20 statuses JW printed for Illovo Tower, newest first.

JW reported a warning that poor pressure to no water may occur on 29 September 2026 at 21:05. The board read “No pumping due to low reservoir level.” 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 13:20. The board read “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 fairly on 28 September 2026 at 13:45. The board read “Supplying fairly.” 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 19:10. 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 13:10. 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 a scheduled overnight closure on 23 September 2026 at 17:45. The board read “No pumping overnight.” 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 supplying adequately on 22 September 2026 at 10:30. The board read “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 18:50. 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 14:30. 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 18:30. 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 10:45. 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 15:36. The board read “Supplying adequately. No overnight pumping.” 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 09:45. 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 15:15. 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 11:15. 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 16:50. 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 10:40. 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 10:10. 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 11:20. 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 ↗

No JW report since 10 September 2026. JW reported supplying adequately on 10 September 2026 at 20:08. The board read “Supplying adequately.” JW put it on its website 11 September 2026 at 08:46. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗

Past outages

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

StartEndLength
31 Aug 2026, 18:251 Sep 2026, 10:2816 hours
28 Aug 2026, 14:50No reported endat least 36 hours
18 Jul 2026, 21:0520 Jul 2026, 21:152 days
24 Mar 2026, 13:1525 Mar 2026, 21:3832 hours
17 Mar 2026, 15:4518 Mar 2026, 15:3524 hours
1 Jul 2025, 09:325 Jul 2025, 20:504.5 days
24 Jun 2025, 18:0025 Jun 2025, 11:1017 hours
10 Jun 2025, 20:1512 Jun 2025, 08:2036 hours
7 Jun 2025, 22:0010 Jun 2025, 09:152.5 days

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.