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. 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 Crown North's 2 supplies short of water on 106 days
3 March 2025 to 29 September 2026, from 590 days with a JW report.
Hursthill 1 Reservoir
In 2026 so far: 106 days short of water, from 189 days with a JW report.
11531short
2025
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun1
Jul16
AugNo JW boards, Aug 2025 to Jan 2026
2026
Feb4
Mar19
Apr29
May31
Jun22
Jul0
Aug0
Sep1
Hursthill 2 Reservoir
In 2026 so far: 106 days short of water, from 189 days with a JW report.
11531short
2025
Mar3
Apr0
May2
Jun16
Jul11
AugNo JW boards, Aug 2025 to Jan 2026
2026
Feb4
Mar19
Apr29
May31
Jun22
Jul0
Aug0
Sep1
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 Crown North's 2 supplies short of water on 106 days”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/suburb/crown-north#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
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. 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 ↗
“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.
JW names at least these supplies for Crown North. Its zone tables and lists do not name Crown North, so there may be others. JW does not say which street each one reaches.
Named in a JW statement, May 2022, as Crown North. Source 1 ↗
Outages
JW reported 52 outages on Crown North's supplies since March 2025. The longest lasted 64.9 days. Every outage, with how long it lasted: Hursthill 1 Reservoir and Hursthill 2 Reservoir.
JW's end dates
JW posted 9 notices with an end date that list a suburb or system Crown North'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 16 end times that have passed. Each end date against what happened: Hursthill 1 Reservoir and Hursthill 2 Reservoir.
Up the supply chain
Crown North's supplies are in JW's Central and Commando systems.
On 17 March 2026, JW reported 2 of Crown North's 2 supplies short of water
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.
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 ↗
Supplies Crown North: jw_statement
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 ↗
Supplies Crown North: jw_statement
↓
Suburb
Crown North
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 17 March 2026, JW reported 2 of Crown North's 2 supplies short of water”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/suburb/crown-north#fig-chain
The data as a table
Part
What it is
Feeds
How we know
On 17 March 2026
Eikenhof Pump Station (Rand Water)
Rand Water station
the Commando system
stated by JW
No JW status for it
Commando system
System
JW's system page
2 of 6 supplies short of water; 1 with no report
Hursthill 1 Reservoir
Reservoir
Crown North
JW's page or notice
critically low
Hursthill 2 Reservoir
Reservoir
Crown North
JW's page or notice
critically low
Under strain
In 2026 so far, Crown North 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. Crown North 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.