Burghersdorp
Last Johannesburg Water (JW) report: Tue 29 Sep 2026, 20:25
Both of Burghersdorp's supplies: short of water on 2 and 7 days this year.
From 82 and 154 days with a JW report. A typical reservoir or tower in the city had 4.
At JW's last report: Supplying fairly (2)
JW lists Burghersdorp under both 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: 7 days short of water for Brixton 1 Reservoir, from 154 days with a report; 2 days for Brixton Reservoir, from 82. 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 Burghersdorp's 2 supplies short of water on 9 days
3 March 2025 to 29 September 2026, from 342 days with a JW report.
Brixton Reservoir
In 2026 so far: 2 days short of water, from 82 days with a JW report.
Brixton 1 Reservoir
In 2026 so far: 7 days short of water, from 154 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
- 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 Burghersdorp's 2 supplies short of water on 9 days”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/suburb/burghersdorp#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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brixton Reservoir | March 2025 | 18 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brixton Reservoir | April 2025 | 22 | 30 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brixton Reservoir | May 2025 | 14 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brixton Reservoir | June 2025 | 28 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Brixton Reservoir | July 2025 | 24 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Brixton Reservoir | August 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brixton Reservoir | September 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brixton Reservoir | October 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brixton Reservoir | November 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brixton Reservoir | December 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brixton Reservoir | January 2026 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brixton Reservoir | February 2026 | 6 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brixton Reservoir | March 2026 | 10 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brixton Reservoir | April 2026 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brixton Reservoir | May 2026 | 20 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Brixton Reservoir | June 2026 | 12 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Brixton Reservoir | July 2026 | 7 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brixton Reservoir | August 2026 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brixton Reservoir | September 2026 | 4 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brixton 1 Reservoir | March 2025 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brixton 1 Reservoir | April 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brixton 1 Reservoir | May 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brixton 1 Reservoir | June 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brixton 1 Reservoir | July 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brixton 1 Reservoir | August 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brixton 1 Reservoir | September 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brixton 1 Reservoir | October 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brixton 1 Reservoir | November 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brixton 1 Reservoir | December 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brixton 1 Reservoir | January 2026 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brixton 1 Reservoir | February 2026 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brixton 1 Reservoir | March 2026 | 15 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brixton 1 Reservoir | April 2026 | 20 | 30 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brixton 1 Reservoir | May 2026 | 20 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Brixton 1 Reservoir | June 2026 | 28 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Brixton 1 Reservoir | July 2026 | 28 | 31 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Brixton 1 Reservoir | August 2026 | 22 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Brixton 1 Reservoir | September 2026 | 20 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 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.
In short
The latest JW report on this site is from 29 September 2026; the site last read JW's website on 1 October. Brixton 1 Reservoir was supplying fairly. JW's last report of Brixton Reservoir is from 18 September 2026. Burghersdorp gets its water from two reservoirs. This year Brixton 1 Reservoir was short of water on 7 of the 154 days JW reported it. A typical reservoir or tower in the city had 4 such days. On Brixton 1 Reservoir, half of its last 4 outages lasted at least 34 hours; the longest since March 2025 lasted 3 days. No JW notice we have read names Brixton 1 Reservoir. None of the 4 passed end dates on its page was met.
Latest JW report
Brixton 1 Reservoir, 29 September 2026: supplying fairly at 20:25 (JW: “Supplying fairly”).
JW put it on its website 1 October 2026 at 13:40. JW's page for this board ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗
No JW report since 18 September 2026. Brixton Reservoir, 18 September 2026: supplying fairly at 18:15 (JW: “Supplying fairly”).
JW put it on its website 21 September 2026 at 09:06. JW's post ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗
Also on OurPower ↗.
Where Burghersdorp gets its water
Burghersdorp draws on two supplies at once: Brixton 1 Reservoir and Brixton Reservoir. JW does not say which street each one reaches.
| Supply | System | How JW links it to Burghersdorp |
|---|---|---|
| Brixton 1 Reservoir | Central, Commando | Listed on JW's pages, as Burghersdorp Ext.1. Source 1 ↗ |
| Brixton Reservoir | Central, Commando | Listed on JW's pages, as Burghersdorp Ext.1. Source 1 ↗ Source 2 ↗ |
Outages
JW reported 13 outages on Burghersdorp's supplies since March 2025. The longest lasted 3 days. Every outage, with how long it lasted: Brixton 1 Reservoir and Brixton Reservoir.
JW's end dates
JW posted 3 notices with an end date that list a suburb or system Burghersdorp'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 8 end times that have passed. Each end date against what happened: Brixton 1 Reservoir and Brixton Reservoir.
Under strain
In 2026 so far, Burghersdorp had 38 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. Burghersdorp 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.