Albertville
Last Johannesburg Water (JW) report: Tue 29 Sep 2026, 20:30
Northcliff: short of water on 1 day this year.
From 54 days with a JW report. A typical reservoir or tower in the city had 4.
At JW's last report: Water as normal
Also listed here: short of water on 106 of the 189 days JW reported it this year, and JW printed a warning on 76 more.
Hursthill 2 Reservoir: short of water on 106 of 189 days.
JW lists Albertville under all three supplies and does not say which streets each one reaches.
Your street may differ: each report covers a reservoir or tower and the area it feeds, and higher streets lose water first. What JW's words mean
Day by day
In 2026 so far: 106 days short of water for Hursthill 1 Reservoir, from 189 days with a report; 106 days for Hursthill 2 Reservoir, from 189; 1 day for Northcliff Reservoir, from 54. A typical supply in the city, the median one (half had fewer), had 4 days.
Each square is a day, as JW reported it for a supply: a reservoir or tower that JW reports on. The number at the right is the month's days short of water.
In 2026 so far, JW reported at least one of Albertville's 3 supplies short of water on 107 days
3 March 2025 to 29 September 2026, from 644 days with a JW report.
Northcliff Reservoir
In 2026 so far: 1 day short of water, from 54 days with a JW report.
Hursthill 1 Reservoir
In 2026 so far: 106 days short of water, from 189 days with a JW report.
Hursthill 2 Reservoir
In 2026 so far: 106 days short of water, from 189 days with a JW report.
- 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 at least one of Albertville's 3 supplies short of water on 107 days”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/suburb/albertville#fig-year
The data as a table
| Supply | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northcliff Reservoir | March 2025 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northcliff Reservoir | April 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northcliff Reservoir | May 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northcliff Reservoir | June 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northcliff Reservoir | July 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northcliff Reservoir | August 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northcliff Reservoir | September 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northcliff Reservoir | October 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northcliff Reservoir | November 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northcliff Reservoir | December 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northcliff Reservoir | January 2026 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northcliff Reservoir | February 2026 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northcliff Reservoir | March 2026 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northcliff Reservoir | April 2026 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northcliff Reservoir | May 2026 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northcliff Reservoir | June 2026 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northcliff Reservoir | July 2026 | 12 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Northcliff Reservoir | August 2026 | 22 | 31 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northcliff Reservoir | September 2026 | 20 | 29 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 1 Reservoir | March 2025 | 18 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 1 Reservoir | April 2025 | 22 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 1 Reservoir | May 2025 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 1 Reservoir | June 2025 | 28 | 30 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 1 Reservoir | July 2025 | 24 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 1 Reservoir | August 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 1 Reservoir | September 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 1 Reservoir | October 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 1 Reservoir | November 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 1 Reservoir | December 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 1 Reservoir | January 2026 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 1 Reservoir | February 2026 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 1 Reservoir | March 2026 | 19 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| Hursthill 1 Reservoir | April 2026 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 1 Reservoir | May 2026 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 1 Reservoir | June 2026 | 29 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 0 |
| Hursthill 1 Reservoir | July 2026 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 1 Reservoir | August 2026 | 22 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 1 Reservoir | September 2026 | 20 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | March 2025 | 18 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | April 2025 | 22 | 30 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | May 2025 | 14 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | June 2025 | 28 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | July 2025 | 24 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | August 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | September 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | October 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | November 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | December 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | January 2026 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | February 2026 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | March 2026 | 19 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | April 2026 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | May 2026 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | June 2026 | 29 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | July 2026 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | August 2026 | 22 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | September 2026 | 20 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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”, as happening or expected (expected most often means higher streets). A warning that it may occur does not count.
Is anyone fixing it?
JW has posted no notice with an end date for Hursthill 1 Reservoir this year. Its last was for work that started in September 2025.
In short
The latest JW report on this site is from 29 September 2026; the site last read JW's website on 1 October. Hursthill 1 Reservoir and Hursthill 2 Reservoir had a warning of weak water or none. Northcliff Reservoir had water as normal. This year Hursthill 2 Reservoir was short of water on 106 of the 189 days JW reported it. A typical reservoir or tower in the city had 4 such days. JW's notice for Hursthill 2 Reservoir gives the reason as “Structural repairs inside the leaking Hursthill 2 Reservoir”. It has moved the end date three times since 9 April 2026. It now gives 15 December 2026, still ahead.
Latest JW report
Hursthill 1 Reservoir, 29 September 2026: a warning of weak water or none at 20:25, on bypass, the worst status in this report (JW: “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 ↗
Hursthill 2 Reservoir, 29 September 2026: a warning of weak water or none at 20:25, on bypass, the worst status in this report (JW: “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 ↗
Northcliff Reservoir, 29 September 2026: water as normal at 20:30 (JW: “Supplying adequately”).
JW put it on its website 1 October 2026 at 13:40. JW's page for this board ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗
“On bypass” is JW's term. When JW repaired Hursthill 2 Reservoir from December 2025, it put the reservoir on bypass so that teams could work safely inside, and customers still received water; the news reports said this could bring periods of low pressure or no water (EWN ↗, The Citizen ↗). A reservoir or tower on bypass does not count as back when this page checks JW's end dates.
Also on OurPower ↗.
Where Albertville gets its water
Albertville draws on three supplies at once: Hursthill 1 Reservoir, Hursthill 2 Reservoir and Northcliff Reservoir. JW does not say which street each one reaches.
| Supply | System | How JW links it to Albertville |
|---|---|---|
| Hursthill 1 Reservoir | Central, Commando | Listed on JW's pages, as Albertville, Albertville Ext.1, Albertville Ext.10, Albertville Ext.11, Albertville Ext.12, Albertville Ext.2, Albertville Ext.4, Albertville Ext.5, Albertville Ext.6, Albertville Ext.7, Albertville Ext.8, Albertville Ext.9. Source 1 ↗ Source 2 ↗ |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | Central, Commando | Listed on JW's pages, as Albertville, Albertville Ext.5, Albertville Ext.6, Albertville Ext.8, Albertville Ext.9. Source 1 ↗ Source 2 ↗ |
| Northcliff Reservoir | Listed on JW's pages, as Albertville Ext.1. Source 1 ↗ |
Outages
JW reported 53 outages on Albertville's supplies since March 2025. The longest lasted 64.9 days. Every outage, with how long it lasted: Hursthill 1 Reservoir, Hursthill 2 Reservoir and Northcliff Reservoir.
JW's end dates
JW posted 12 notices with an end date that list a suburb or system Albertville's supplies feed. Most name only suburbs, not the reservoir or tower, so the summary at the top uses only a notice that names the supply itself. By the stated time JW's boards showed the water back on none of the 27 end times that have passed. Each end date against what happened: Hursthill 1 Reservoir, Hursthill 2 Reservoir and Northcliff Reservoir.
Up the supply chain
Albertville's supplies are in JW's Central and Commando systems. No public JW source names the system for Northcliff Reservoir.
On 29 September 2026, JW reported 0 of Albertville's 3 supplies short of water
Where the water comes from, top to bottom, and what JW reported for each part on 29 September 2026. A suburb draws on every supply listed at once; JW does not say which street each one reaches.
Showing 29 September 2026, the last day in the record. Other days: 7 September 2026, 19 July 2026, 28 June 2026, 24 June 2026, 9 June 2026, 17 March 2026.
Bulk supply
JW's boards carry no status for Rand Water's stations.
Feeds the Commando system: stated by JW source ↗Northcliff Reservoir: no public JW source names its system or the Rand Water station that feeds it
System
JW reported 0 of 6 supplies in it short of water; 1 had no report.
Fed from Eikenhof Pump Station (Rand Water): stated by JW source ↗Supplies, all at once
JW reported a warning that poor pressure to no water may occur, on bypass.
As printed: “13:15 On bypass. Improving but poor pressure to no water may occur in some areas.”; “20:25 On bypass. Supplying fairly. Poor pressure to no water may occur in some areas.”
In the Commando system: listed on a JW page source ↗ Supplies Albertville: listed on JW's pagesJW reported a warning that poor pressure to no water may occur, on bypass.
As printed: “13:15 On bypass. Improving, poor pressure to no water may occur in some areas.”; “20:25 On bypass. Supplying fairly. Poor pressure to no water may occur in some areas.”
In the Commando system: listed on a JW page source ↗ Supplies Albertville: listed on JW's pagesJW reported supplying adequately.
As printed: “13:10 Supplying adequately.”; “20:30 Supplying adequately.”
Supplies Albertville: listed on JW's pagesSuburb
No JW report for taps. See the supplies above: when they are supplying, a tap can still be dry, most often in higher streets.
JW's reported status of the reservoir or tower, not measured water at taps. Boards from March 2025.
Source: Johannesburg Water's System Update boards and notices, read by us. How this record is made.
Cite this figure
watersearch (2026). “On 29 September 2026, JW reported 0 of Albertville's 3 supplies short of water”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/suburb/albertville#fig-chain
The data as a table
| Part | What it is | Feeds | How we know | On 29 September 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eikenhof Pump Station (Rand Water) | Rand Water station | the Commando system | stated by JW | No JW status for it |
| Unknown | Chain stops | the system | Northcliff Reservoir: no public JW source names its system or the Rand Water station that feeds it | No JW status for it |
| Commando system | System | JW's system page | 0 of 6 supplies short of water; 1 with no report | |
| Hursthill 1 Reservoir | Reservoir | Albertville | JW's page or notice | a warning that poor pressure to no water may occur |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | Reservoir | Albertville | JW's page or notice | a warning that poor pressure to no water may occur |
| Northcliff Reservoir | Reservoir | Albertville | JW's page or notice | supplying adequately |
Under strain
In 2026 so far, Albertville had 182 days under strain: days when JW reported any of its supplies low or worse, or warned that higher-lying areas may lose water. This is a wider count than days short of water.
The network is linked. Albertville draws on all its supplies at once, and when one runs low the others carry more. At such times JW's boards sometimes warn of “poor pressure to no water in higher-lying areas”: under strain, higher streets lose water first. JW does not say which streets those are.
What JW's boards cannot tell you
JW's boards report reservoirs and towers, so some things are not in this record:
- 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.