Doornfontein
Last Johannesburg Water (JW) report: Tue 29 Sep 2026, 20:30
Yeoville: short of water on 11 days this year.
From 185 days with a JW report. A typical reservoir or tower in the city had 4.
At JW's last report: Supplying fairly
Also listed here: short of water on 42 of the 185 days JW reported it this year, and JW printed a warning on 23 more.
JW lists Doornfontein 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: 42 days short of water for Hector Norris Pump Station, from 185 days with a report; 11 days for Yeoville Reservoir, from 185. 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 Doornfontein's 2 supplies short of water on 49 days
3 March 2025 to 29 September 2026, from 553 days with a JW report.
Yeoville Reservoir
In 2026 so far: 11 days short of water, from 185 days with a JW report.
Hector Norris Pump Station
In 2026 so far: 42 days short of water, from 185 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 Doornfontein's 2 supplies short of water on 49 days”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/suburb/doornfontein#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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeoville Reservoir | March 2025 | 18 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeoville Reservoir | April 2025 | 13 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeoville Reservoir | May 2025 | 13 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeoville Reservoir | June 2025 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeoville Reservoir | July 2025 | 23 | 31 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeoville Reservoir | August 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeoville Reservoir | September 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeoville Reservoir | October 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeoville Reservoir | November 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeoville Reservoir | December 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeoville Reservoir | January 2026 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeoville Reservoir | February 2026 | 6 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeoville Reservoir | March 2026 | 20 | 31 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeoville Reservoir | April 2026 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeoville Reservoir | May 2026 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yeoville Reservoir | June 2026 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeoville Reservoir | July 2026 | 29 | 31 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Yeoville Reservoir | August 2026 | 22 | 31 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yeoville Reservoir | September 2026 | 20 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hector Norris Pump Station | March 2025 | 18 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Norris Pump Station | April 2025 | 13 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Norris Pump Station | May 2025 | 13 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Norris Pump Station | June 2025 | 28 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Norris Pump Station | July 2025 | 24 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Hector Norris Pump Station | August 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Norris Pump Station | September 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Norris Pump Station | October 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Norris Pump Station | November 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Norris Pump Station | December 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Norris Pump Station | January 2026 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Norris Pump Station | February 2026 | 6 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Norris Pump Station | March 2026 | 20 | 31 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Norris Pump Station | April 2026 | 29 | 30 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Norris Pump Station | May 2026 | 30 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Norris Pump Station | June 2026 | 29 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Norris Pump Station | July 2026 | 29 | 31 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Norris Pump Station | August 2026 | 22 | 31 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hector Norris Pump Station | September 2026 | 20 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 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 Hector Norris Pump Station this year. Its last was for work that started in November 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. Hector Norris Pump Station and Yeoville Reservoir were supplying fairly. This year Hector Norris Pump Station was short of water on 42 of the 185 days JW reported it. A typical reservoir or tower in the city had 4 such days. On Hector Norris Pump Station, half of its last 10 outages were over within 26 hours; the longest since March 2025 lasted 9.1 days. JW has posted no notice with an end date for Hector Norris Pump Station this year. Its last was for work that started in November 2025. None of the 16 passed end dates on its page was met.
Latest JW report
Hector Norris Pump Station, 29 September 2026: supplying fairly at 20:30 (JW: “Supplying fairly. Normal pumping”).
JW put it on its website 1 October 2026 at 13:40. JW's page for this board ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗
Yeoville Reservoir, 29 September 2026: supplying fairly at 20:30 (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 ↗
Also on OurPower ↗.
Where Doornfontein gets its water
Doornfontein draws on two supplies at once: Hector Norris Pump Station and Yeoville Reservoir. JW does not say which street each one reaches.
| Supply | System | How JW links it to Doornfontein |
|---|---|---|
| Hector Norris Pump Station | Central | Listed on JW's pages, as Doornfontein. Source 1 ↗ |
| Yeoville Reservoir | Central | Listed on JW's pages, as Doornfontein. Source 1 ↗ Source 2 ↗ |
Outages
JW reported 29 outages on Doornfontein's supplies since March 2025. The longest lasted 9.1 days. Every outage, with how long it lasted: Hector Norris Pump Station and Yeoville Reservoir.
JW's end dates
JW posted 31 notices with an end date that list a suburb or system Doornfontein'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 40 end times that have passed. Each end date against what happened: Hector Norris Pump Station and Yeoville Reservoir.
Up the supply chain
Doornfontein's supplies are in JW's Central system.
On 31 August 2026, JW reported 2 of Doornfontein's 2 supplies short of water
Where the water comes from, top to bottom, and what JW reported for each part on 31 August 2026. A suburb draws on every supply listed at once; JW does not say which street each one reaches.
Showing 31 August 2026. Other days: 14 September 2026, 31 August 2026, 28 July 2026, 25 July 2026, 17 July 2026, 13 July 2026, or the last day.
Bulk supply
JW's boards carry no status for Rand Water's stations.
Feeds Hector Norris Pump Station, Yeoville Reservoir: stated by JW source ↗On this day JW's boards printed poor incoming supply for Hector Norris Pump Station, Yeoville Reservoir: trouble upstream of the reservoir.
System
JW reported 2 of 16 supplies in it short of water; 1 had no report.
Supplies, all at once
JW reported poor pressure to no water.
As printed: “09:49 Supplying fairly. Poor pressure may occur in certain parts.”; “18:25 No pumping due to poor incoming supply”
In the Central system: listed on a JW page source ↗ Fed from Zwartkopjes Pump Station (Rand Water): stated by JW source ↗ Supplies Doornfontein: listed on JW's pagesJW reported critically low.
As printed: “09:49 Supplying but low.”; “18:25 Critically low to empty. Poor incoming supply.”
In the Central system: listed on a JW page source ↗ Fed from Zwartkopjes Pump Station (Rand Water): stated by JW source ↗ Supplies Doornfontein: 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 31 August 2026, JW reported 2 of Doornfontein's 2 supplies short of water”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/suburb/doornfontein#fig-chain
The data as a table
| Part | What it is | Feeds | How we know | On 31 August 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zwartkopjes Pump Station (Rand Water) | Rand Water station | Hector Norris Pump Station, Yeoville Reservoir | stated by JW | No JW status for it |
| Central system | System | JW's system page | 2 of 16 supplies short of water; 1 with no report | |
| Hector Norris Pump Station | Pump station | Doornfontein | JW's page or notice | poor pressure to no water |
| Yeoville Reservoir | Reservoir | Doornfontein | JW's page or notice | critically low |
Under strain
In 2026 so far, Doornfontein had 73 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. Doornfontein 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.