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Lawley Reservoir

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

Latest JW report

JW reported a scheduled overnight closure on 29 September 2026 at 20:10. The board read “Outlet closed overnight.” 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.

Capacity
11,400 kilolitres
Demand
13,965 kilolitres a day
Storage
20 hours
JW's page
Lawley Reservoir ↗

Suburbs it supplies

JW links 7 suburbs to Lawley Reservoir. Most also draw on other supplies.

Ennerdale, Ennerdale South, Finetown, Grasmere, Lawley, Lawley Estate, Mid-Ennerdale.

Up the supply chain

On 7 August 2026, JW reported Lawley Reservoir poor pressure to no water

Where the water comes from, top to bottom, and what JW reported for each part on 7 August 2026. A suburb draws on every supply listed at once; JW does not say which street each one reaches.

Showing 7 August 2026. Other days: 29 September 2026, 23 September 2026, 14 September 2026, 11 September 2026, 1 September 2026, 7 August 2026, or the last day.

Bulk supply

Daleside Booster Station

JW's boards carry no status for pump stations.

Feeds Lawley Reservoir: stated by JW source ↗
Zwartkopjes Pump Station (Rand Water)

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

Feeds Daleside Booster Station: stated by JW source ↗

System

Deep South system

JW reported 1 of 7 supplies in it short of water; 1 had no report.

Supply

Lawley Reservoir

JW reported poor pressure to no water at 12:10, then a scheduled overnight closure at 18:15.

As printed: “12:10 Supplying but low. Poor pressure to no water is expected.”; “18:15 Outlet closed overnight”

In the Deep South system: listed on a JW page source ↗ Fed from Daleside Booster Station: stated by JW 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 7 August 2026, JW reported Lawley Reservoir poor pressure to no water”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/reservoir/lawley-reservoir#fig-chain

The data as a table
PartWhat it isFeedsHow we knowOn 7 August 2026
Daleside Booster StationPump stationLawley Reservoirstated by JWNo JW status for it
Zwartkopjes Pump Station (Rand Water)Rand Water stationDaleside Booster Stationstated by JWNo JW status for it
Deep South systemSystemJW's system page1 of 7 supplies short of water; 1 with no report
Lawley ReservoirReservoirJW's page or noticepoor pressure to no water

Lawley Reservoir over time

In 2026 so far, JW reported Lawley Reservoir short of water on 39 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 286 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: Lawley Reservoir: no report from 25 July 2025 to 31 January 2026.

2025
Mar3 Mar: supplying fairly4 Mar: no report5 Mar: supplying fairly6 Mar: supplying fairly7 Mar: critically low8 Mar: supplying fairly9 Mar: supplying fairly10 Mar: no report11 Mar: supplying fairly12 Mar: supplying fairly13 Mar: supplying fairly14 Mar: supplying fairly15 Mar: no report16 Mar: no report17 Mar: critically low18 Mar: critically low19 Mar: supplying fairly20 Mar: supplying fairly21 Mar: no report22 Mar: no report23 Mar: no report24 Mar: critically low25 Mar: critically low26 Mar: supplying fairly27 Mar: supplying fairly28 Mar: no report29 Mar: no report30 Mar: no report31 Mar: no report5
Apr1 Apr: critically low2 Apr: critically low3 Apr: supplying fairly4 Apr: supplying fairly5 Apr: no report6 Apr: no report7 Apr: supplying fairly8 Apr: no report9 Apr: critically low10 Apr: no report11 Apr: critically low12 Apr: no report13 Apr: no report14 Apr: no report15 Apr: no report16 Apr: no report17 Apr: supplying fairly18 Apr: no report19 Apr: no report20 Apr: no report21 Apr: no report22 Apr: supplying fairly23 Apr: no report24 Apr: no report25 Apr: supplying fairly26 Apr: no report27 Apr: no report28 Apr: supplying fairly29 Apr: supplying fairly30 Apr: no report4
May1 May: supplying fairly2 May: supplying fairly3 May: supplying fairly4 May: no report5 May: supplying fairly6 May: supplying fairly7 May: no report8 May: no report9 May: supplying fairly10 May: supplying fairly11 May: supplying fairly12 May: supplying fairly13 May: no report14 May: supplying fairly15 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: supplying fairly24 May: no report25 May: no report26 May: supplying fairly27 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: low5 Jun: no report6 Jun: supplying fairly7 Jun: supplying fairly8 Jun: supplying fairly9 Jun: supplying fairly10 Jun: supplying fairly11 Jun: supplying fairly12 Jun: supplying fairly13 Jun: critically low14 Jun: no report15 Jun: critically low16 Jun: supplying fairly17 Jun: supplying fairly18 Jun: supplying fairly19 Jun: supplying fairly20 Jun: supplying fairly21 Jun: critically low22 Jun: low23 Jun: low24 Jun: supplying fairly25 Jun: critically low26 Jun: critically low27 Jun: low28 Jun: supplying fairly29 Jun: supplying fairly30 Jun: supplying fairly5
Jul1 Jul: supplying fairly2 Jul: supplying fairly3 Jul: supplying fairly4 Jul: supplying fairly5 Jul: supplying fairly6 Jul: supplying fairly7 Jul: supplying fairly8 Jul: supplying fairly9 Jul: supplying fairly10 Jul: supplying fairly11 Jul: supplying fairly12 Jul: supplying fairly13 Jul: supplying fairly14 Jul: supplying fairly15 Jul: supplying fairly16 Jul: supplying fairly17 Jul: supplying fairly18 Jul: supplying fairly19 Jul: critically low20 Jul: supplying fairly21 Jul: supplying fairly22 Jul: supplying fairly23 Jul: supplying fairly24 Jul: supplying fairly25 Jul: no report26 Jul: no report27 Jul: no report28 Jul: no report29 Jul: no report30 Jul: no report31 Jul: no report1
AugNo JW boards, Aug 2025 to Jan 2026
2026
Feb1 Feb: critically low2 Feb: poor pressure in places3 Feb: critically low4 Feb: poor pressure in places5 Feb: no report6 Feb: no report7 Feb: poor pressure to no water8 Feb: critically low9 Feb: critically low10 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 report5
Mar1 Mar: no report2 Mar: no report3 Mar: no report4 Mar: no report5 Mar: poor pressure in places6 Mar: no report7 Mar: no report8 Mar: poor pressure in places9 Mar: no report10 Mar: no report11 Mar: supplying fairly12 Mar: supplying fairly13 Mar: supplying fairly14 Mar: supplying fairly15 Mar: supplying fairly16 Mar: supplying fairly17 Mar: supplying fairly18 Mar: low19 Mar: low20 Mar: low21 Mar: supplying fairly22 Mar: supplying fairly23 Mar: supplying fairly24 Mar: supplying fairly25 Mar: supplying fairly26 Mar: supplying fairly27 Mar: poor pressure to no water28 Mar: critically low29 Mar: low30 Mar: low31 Mar: low2
Apr1 Apr: low2 Apr: low3 Apr: low4 Apr: low5 Apr: low6 Apr: supplying fairly7 Apr: supplying fairly8 Apr: supplying fairly9 Apr: supplying fairly10 Apr: supplying fairly11 Apr: supplying fairly12 Apr: poor pressure in places13 Apr: supplying fairly14 Apr: supplying fairly15 Apr: poor pressure to no water16 Apr: low17 Apr: supplying fairly18 Apr: supplying fairly19 Apr: poor pressure to no water20 Apr: low21 Apr: supplying fairly22 Apr: supplying fairly23 Apr: supplying fairly24 Apr: critically low25 Apr: supplying fairly26 Apr: supplying fairly27 Apr: supplying fairly28 Apr: supplying fairly29 Apr: supplying fairly30 Apr: supplying fairly3
May1 May: supplying fairly2 May: supplying fairly3 May: supplying fairly4 May: low5 May: overnight closure6 May: overnight closure7 May: overnight closure8 May: overnight closure9 May: overnight closure10 May: supplying fairly11 May: overnight closure12 May: no report13 May: supplying fairly14 May: supplying fairly15 May: supplying fairly16 May: critically low17 May: low18 May: low19 May: low20 May: low21 May: critically low22 May: supplying fairly23 May: low24 May: low25 May: critically low26 May: critically low27 May: supplying fairly28 May: critically low29 May: critically low30 May: supplying fairly31 May: supplying fairly6
Jun1 Jun: supplying fairly2 Jun: supplying fairly3 Jun: supplying fairly4 Jun: supplying fairly5 Jun: supplying fairly6 Jun: low7 Jun: supplying fairly8 Jun: supplying fairly9 Jun: supplying fairly10 Jun: critically low11 Jun: critically low12 Jun: critically low13 Jun: supplying fairly14 Jun: supplying fairly15 Jun: supplying fairly16 Jun: supplying fairly17 Jun: supplying fairly18 Jun: overnight closure19 Jun: supplying fairly20 Jun: supplying fairly21 Jun: supplying fairly22 Jun: supplying fairly23 Jun: supplying fairly24 Jun: supplying fairly25 Jun: supplying fairly26 Jun: low27 Jun: supplying fairly28 Jun: low29 Jun: overnight closure30 Jun: overnight closure3
Jul1 Jul: overnight closure2 Jul: supplying fairly3 Jul: supplying fairly4 Jul: overnight closure5 Jul: supplying fairly6 Jul: supplying fairly7 Jul: supplying fairly8 Jul: supplying fairly9 Jul: supplying fairly10 Jul: supplying fairly11 Jul: supplying fairly12 Jul: critically low13 Jul: critically low14 Jul: critically low15 Jul: overnight closure16 Jul: low17 Jul: critically low18 Jul: critically low19 Jul: critically low20 Jul: supplying fairly21 Jul: critically low22 Jul: critically low23 Jul: critically low24 Jul: critically low25 Jul: critically low26 Jul: low27 Jul: supplying fairly28 Jul: supplying fairly29 Jul: supplying fairly30 Jul: supplying fairly31 Jul: critically low12
Aug1 Aug: no report2 Aug: supplying fairly3 Aug: low4 Aug: low5 Aug: supplying fairly6 Aug: low7 Aug: poor pressure to no water8 Aug: overnight closure9 Aug: no report10 Aug: no report11 Aug: low12 Aug: low13 Aug: supplying fairly14 Aug: low15 Aug: no report16 Aug: no report17 Aug: supplying fairly18 Aug: supplying fairly19 Aug: overnight closure20 Aug: supplying fairly21 Aug: supplying fairly22 Aug: no report23 Aug: no report24 Aug: overnight closure25 Aug: overnight closure26 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: low1
Sep1 Sep: critically low2 Sep: critically low3 Sep: critically low4 Sep: supplying fairly5 Sep: no report6 Sep: no report7 Sep: supplying fairly8 Sep: low9 Sep: low10 Sep: overnight closure11 Sep: critically low12 Sep: no report13 Sep: supplying fairly14 Sep: critically low15 Sep: supplying fairly16 Sep: supplying fairly17 Sep: supplying fairly18 Sep: supplying fairly19 Sep: no report20 Sep: no report21 Sep: overnight closure22 Sep: low23 Sep: critically low24 Sep: no report25 Sep: supplying fairly26 Sep: no report27 Sep: no report28 Sep: supplying fairly29 Sep: critically low7
  • 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 Lawley Reservoir short of water on 39 days”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/reservoir/lawley-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 202518291300050
April 20251230800040
May 202512311200000
June 202526301740050
July 202524312300010
August 2025031000000
September 2025030000000
October 2025031000000
November 2025030000000
December 2025031000000
January 2026031000000
February 2026728020140
March 202623311380110
April 202630301980210
May 202630311170066
June 202630302130033
July 2026313114200123
August 20262231773104
September 20262129930072

From April to September 2026 (six months), JW reported Lawley Reservoir short of water on 32 of 164 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: 39 days short of water for Lawley Reservoir, from 194 days with a report. The median supply in the city: 4 days.

102030Mar 2025: 5 days short of water, 5 critically low; reported 18 of 29 days2025MApr 2025: 4 days short of water, 4 critically low; reported 12 of 30 daysAMay 2025: 0 days short of water, 0 critically low; reported 12 of 31 daysMJun 2025: 5 days short of water, 5 critically low; reported 26 of 30 daysJJul 2025: 1 day short of water, 1 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: 5 days short of water, 4 critically low; reported 7 of 28 daysFMar 2026: 2 days short of water, 1 critically low; reported 23 of 31 daysMApr 2026: 3 days short of water, 1 critically low; reported 30 of 30 daysAMay 2026: 6 days short of water, 6 critically low; reported 30 of 31 daysMJun 2026: 3 days short of water, 3 critically low; reported 30 of 30 daysJJul 2026: 12 days short of water, 12 critically low; reported 31 of 31 daysJAug 2026: 1 day short of water, 0 critically low; reported 22 of 31 daysASep 2026: 7 days short of water, 7 critically low; reported 21 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 Lawley Reservoir short of water on 32 of 164 reported days”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/reservoir/lawley-reservoir#fig-days

The data as a table
MonthDays short of waterDays reportedDays in recordCity median
March 2025518290
April 2025412300
May 2025012310
June 2025526300
July 2025124310
August 2025gap031
September 2025gap030
October 2025gap031
November 2025gap030
December 2025gap031
January 2026gap031
February 202657280
March 2026223310
April 2026330300
May 2026630310
June 2026330300
July 20261231311
August 2026122310
September 2026721290

On Lawley Reservoir, half of its last 10 outages lasted at least 30 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 Lawley 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 (5 of 10).

012345daysFrom 7 August 2026: at least 6 hours, no reported endFrom 29 September 2026: at least 7 hours, no reported endFrom 11 September 2026: at least 9 hours, no reported endFrom 14 September 2026: 24 hoursFrom 14 July 2026: 25 hoursFrom 23 September 2026: at least 36 hours, no reported endFrom 31 July 2026: at least 36 hours, no reported endFrom 1 September 2026: 2.4 daysFrom 17 July 2026: 2.4 daysFrom 21 July 2026: 4.1 dayslongest 4.1 dayshalf at least 30 hoursHalf of its last 10 outages lasted at least 30 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 Lawley Reservoir, half of its last 10 outages lasted at least 30 hours”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/reservoir/lawley-reservoir#fig-base-rate

The data as a table
StartedLengthEnded
29 September 2026at least 7 hoursno reported end
23 September 2026at least 36 hoursno reported end
14 September 202624 hours15 September 2026
11 September 2026at least 9 hoursno reported end
1 September 20262.4 days3 September 2026
7 August 2026at least 6 hoursno reported end
31 July 2026at least 36 hoursno reported end
21 July 20264.1 days25 July 2026
17 July 20262.4 days19 July 2026
14 July 202625 hours15 July 2026

JW's notices gave 3 end times for Lawley Reservoir. By the stated time, JW's boards showed the water back on none of the 3 that have passed

The water came back after the stated time 3 times; half of those times it was back within 13 hours 55 minutes 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 2 notices.

Jul 2026last board 29 Sep 2026Stated end 22 Apr 2026 16:00; recovered 23 Apr 2026 10:25Stated end 22 Apr 2026: 18 hours 25 minutes lateStated end 29 Apr 2026 16:00; recovered 29 Apr 2026 19:25Stated end 29 Apr 2026 16:00: 3 hours 25 minutes lateStated end 29 Apr 2026 20:00; recovered 30 Apr 2026 09:55Stated end 29 Apr 2026 20:00: 13 hours 55 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 3 end times for Lawley Reservoir. By the stated time, JW's boards showed the water back on none of the 3 that have passed”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/reservoir/lawley-reservoir#fig-stated

The data as a table
NoticeSupplyReason JW gaveStated endFirst board showing recoveryAgainst the stated time
22 April 2026Lawley ReservoirRepair of leaking pipe on reservoir outlet22 April 2026 16:0023 April 2026 10:2518 hours 25 minutes after the stated time
29 April 2026Lawley ReservoirLeaking pipe repair on the Ennerdale reservoir outlet29 April 2026 16:0029 April 2026 19:253 hours 25 minutes after the stated time
29 April 2026Lawley ReservoirLeaking pipe repair on the Ennerdale reservoir outlet29 April 2026 20:0030 April 2026 09:5513 hours 55 minutes after the stated time

In words

2026 so far: JW reported it at “poor pressure to no water” or “critically low” on 39 days. JW published a report for it on 194 of the 272 days in the record; the other 78 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 15 days. JW published a report for it on 92 of the 304 days in the record; the other 212 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 30 hours; the longest at least 4.1 days. 5 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 Lawley Reservoir on 3 March 2025 and last on 29 September 2026: 484 statuses on 484 boards, over 286 days. 178 of those statuses announced a scheduled overnight closure, which we count apart, never as an outage.

Month by month

Days JW reported Lawley 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 2025518
April 2025412
May 2025012
June 2025526
July 2025124
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 202657
March 20262235 of 18 days
April 2026330Too few reports to compare
May 2026630Too few reports to compare
June 20263305 of 26 days
July 202612311 of 24 days
August 2026122Too few reports to compare
September 2026721Too few reports to compare

Recent JW reports

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

JW reported a scheduled overnight closure on 29 September 2026 at 20:10. The board read “Outlet closed overnight.” 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 critically low on 29 September 2026 at 13:10. The board read “Critically low. Poor pressure to no water is expected.” 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 14:20. 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 a scheduled overnight closure on 25 September 2026 at 19:35. The board read “Overnight closure.” 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 fairly on 25 September 2026 at 13:05. The board read “Supplying fairly. Declining”. 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 critically low on 23 September 2026 at 18:30. The board read “Critically low and supplying. Poor pressure to no flow is expected 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 23 September 2026. JW reported supplying fairly on 23 September 2026 at 11:40. The board read “Supplying fairly.” 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 low on 22 September 2026 at 11:15. The board read “Supplying fairly but low.” 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 scheduled overnight closure on 21 September 2026 at 19:15. The board read “Outlet closed overnight”. 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 fairly on 18 September 2026 at 18:10. The board read “Supplying fairly. Overnight closure”. 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 fairly on 18 September 2026 at 09:35. The board read “Supplying fairly, however declining.” 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 fairly on 17 September 2026 at 15:30. The board read “Supplying fairly. Overnight closure.” 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 fairly on 17 September 2026 at 09:35. The board read “Supplying fairly.” 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 fairly on 16 September 2026 at 15:00. The board read “Supplying fairly. Overnight closure.” 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 fairly on 16 September 2026 at 09:50. The board read “Supplying fairly.” 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 fairly on 15 September 2026 at 16:45. The board read “Supplying fairly Overnight closure”. 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 fairly on 15 September 2026 at 10:15. The board read “Supplying fairly.” 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 critically low on 14 September 2026 at 10:45. The board read “Critically low. Poor pressure is expected.” 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 13 September 2026. JW reported supplying fairly on 13 September 2026 at 13:35. The board read “Supplying fairly.” 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 11 September 2026. JW reported a scheduled overnight closure on 11 September 2026 at 20:30. The board read “Outlet closed overnight.” 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 Lawley 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
29 Sep 2026, 13:10No reported endat least 7 hours
23 Sep 2026, 18:30No reported endat least 36 hours
14 Sep 2026, 10:4515 Sep 2026, 10:1524 hours
11 Sep 2026, 11:40No reported endat least 9 hours
1 Sep 2026, 09:453 Sep 2026, 18:202.4 days
7 Aug 2026, 12:10No reported endat least 6 hours
31 Jul 2026, 13:20No reported endat least 36 hours
21 Jul 2026, 18:1525 Jul 2026, 20:104.1 days
17 Jul 2026, 08:5019 Jul 2026, 18:302.4 days
14 Jul 2026, 19:1515 Jul 2026, 19:5125 hours
12 Jul 2026, 19:2014 Jul 2026, 14:5544 hours
12 Jun 2026, 19:0013 Jun 2026, 11:0016 hours
10 Jun 2026, 14:5012 Jun 2026, 10:3044 hours
28 May 2026, 12:0030 May 2026, 10:4547 hours
25 May 2026, 18:0526 May 2026, 18:5025 hours
21 May 2026, 12:4522 May 2026, 11:5023 hours
16 May 2026, 19:2017 May 2026, 09:0514 hours
24 Apr 2026, 20:1025 Apr 2026, 10:1514 hours
19 Apr 2026, 08:5019 Apr 2026, 20:2512 hours
15 Apr 2026, 10:5315 Apr 2026, 18:408 hours
28 Mar 2026, 10:1528 Mar 2026, 18:008 hours
27 Mar 2026, 11:3527 Mar 2026, 21:1510 hours
9 Feb 2026, 16:40No reported endat least 4 hours
7 Feb 2026, 08:529 Feb 2026, 09:402 days
3 Feb 2026, 12:053 Feb 2026, 18:457 hours
1 Feb 2026, 10:401 Feb 2026, 18:508 hours
19 Jul 2025, 20:4520 Jul 2025, 10:3014 hours
26 Jun 2025, 19:0527 Jun 2025, 09:1014 hours
25 Jun 2025, 18:3026 Jun 2025, 09:4515 hours
21 Jun 2025, 20:4022 Jun 2025, 08:2512 hours
15 Jun 2025, 09:3515 Jun 2025, 16:157 hours
13 Jun 2025, 21:2013 Jun 2025, 21:45under an hour
9 Apr 2025, 14:45No reported endat least 36 hours
1 Apr 2025, 13:153 Apr 2025, 13:302 days
24 Mar 2025, 13:4026 Mar 2025, 13:452 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.