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: 8 days short of water for Helderkruin Tower, from 189 days with a report; 5 days for Witpoortjie Tower, from 188; 2 days for Witpoortjie 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 Groblerpark's 3 supplies short of water on 9 days
3 March 2025 to 29 September 2026, from 779 days with a JW report.
Witpoortjie Reservoir
In 2026 so far: 2 days short of water, from 189 days with a JW report.
11531short
2025
MarNo JW boards, Mar to Apr
May1
Jun0
Jul0
AugNo JW boards, Aug 2025 to Jan 2026
2026
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun0
Jul1
Aug0
Sep1
Witpoortjie Tower
In 2026 so far: 5 days short of water, from 188 days with a JW report.
11531short
2025
MarNo JW boards, Mar to Apr
May1
Jun0
Jul0
AugNo JW boards, Aug 2025 to Jan 2026
2026
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun0
Jul2
Aug0
Sep3
Helderkruin Tower
In 2026 so far: 8 days short of water, from 189 days with a JW report.
11531short
2025
Mar0
Apr1
May1
Jun0
Jul4
AugNo JW boards, Aug 2025 to Jan 2026
2026
Feb0
Mar1
Apr0
May0
Jun0
Jul3
Aug1
Sep3
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 Groblerpark's 3 supplies short of water on 9 days”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/suburb/groblerpark#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
Witpoortjie Reservoir
March 2025
0
29
0
0
0
0
0
0
Witpoortjie Reservoir
April 2025
0
30
0
0
0
0
0
0
Witpoortjie Reservoir
May 2025
2
31
1
0
0
1
0
0
Witpoortjie Reservoir
June 2025
28
30
28
0
0
0
0
0
Witpoortjie Reservoir
July 2025
23
31
23
0
0
0
0
0
Witpoortjie Reservoir
August 2025
0
31
0
0
0
0
0
0
Witpoortjie Reservoir
September 2025
0
30
0
0
0
0
0
0
Witpoortjie Reservoir
October 2025
0
31
0
0
0
0
0
0
Witpoortjie Reservoir
November 2025
0
30
0
0
0
0
0
0
Witpoortjie Reservoir
December 2025
0
31
0
0
0
0
0
0
Witpoortjie Reservoir
January 2026
0
31
0
0
0
0
0
0
Witpoortjie Reservoir
February 2026
7
28
7
0
0
0
0
0
Witpoortjie Reservoir
March 2026
21
31
20
0
0
0
0
1
Witpoortjie Reservoir
April 2026
30
30
30
0
0
0
0
0
Witpoortjie Reservoir
May 2026
31
31
30
0
0
0
0
1
Witpoortjie Reservoir
June 2026
30
30
29
0
0
0
0
1
Witpoortjie Reservoir
July 2026
31
31
23
7
0
0
1
0
Witpoortjie Reservoir
August 2026
19
31
19
0
0
0
0
0
Witpoortjie Reservoir
September 2026
20
29
17
2
0
1
0
0
Witpoortjie Tower
March 2025
0
29
0
0
0
0
0
0
Witpoortjie Tower
April 2025
0
30
0
0
0
0
0
0
Witpoortjie Tower
May 2025
2
31
1
0
0
1
0
0
Witpoortjie Tower
June 2025
28
30
28
0
0
0
0
0
Witpoortjie Tower
July 2025
23
31
23
0
0
0
0
0
Witpoortjie Tower
August 2025
0
31
0
0
0
0
0
0
Witpoortjie Tower
September 2025
0
30
0
0
0
0
0
0
Witpoortjie Tower
October 2025
0
31
0
0
0
0
0
0
Witpoortjie Tower
November 2025
0
30
0
0
0
0
0
0
Witpoortjie Tower
December 2025
0
31
0
0
0
0
0
0
Witpoortjie Tower
January 2026
0
31
0
0
0
0
0
0
Witpoortjie Tower
February 2026
7
28
7
0
0
0
0
0
Witpoortjie Tower
March 2026
21
31
20
0
0
0
0
1
Witpoortjie Tower
April 2026
30
30
30
0
0
0
0
0
Witpoortjie Tower
May 2026
31
31
30
0
0
0
0
1
Witpoortjie Tower
June 2026
30
30
30
0
0
0
0
0
Witpoortjie Tower
July 2026
31
31
29
0
0
0
2
0
Witpoortjie Tower
August 2026
19
31
19
0
0
0
0
0
Witpoortjie Tower
September 2026
19
29
16
0
0
1
2
0
Helderkruin Tower
March 2025
18
29
18
0
0
0
0
0
Helderkruin Tower
April 2025
22
30
21
0
0
0
1
0
Helderkruin Tower
May 2025
16
31
15
0
0
1
0
0
Helderkruin Tower
June 2025
28
30
27
1
0
0
0
0
Helderkruin Tower
July 2025
23
31
19
0
0
0
4
0
Helderkruin Tower
August 2025
0
31
0
0
0
0
0
0
Helderkruin Tower
September 2025
0
30
0
0
0
0
0
0
Helderkruin Tower
October 2025
0
31
0
0
0
0
0
0
Helderkruin Tower
November 2025
0
30
0
0
0
0
0
0
Helderkruin Tower
December 2025
0
31
0
0
0
0
0
0
Helderkruin Tower
January 2026
0
31
0
0
0
0
0
0
Helderkruin Tower
February 2026
7
28
7
0
0
0
0
0
Helderkruin Tower
March 2026
21
31
20
0
0
0
1
0
Helderkruin Tower
April 2026
30
30
30
0
0
0
0
0
Helderkruin Tower
May 2026
31
31
29
0
0
0
0
2
Helderkruin Tower
June 2026
30
30
30
0
0
0
0
0
Helderkruin Tower
July 2026
31
31
28
0
0
0
3
0
Helderkruin Tower
August 2026
19
31
18
0
0
1
0
0
Helderkruin Tower
September 2026
20
29
17
0
0
1
2
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. Witpoortjie Tower had weak water or none. Helderkruin Tower and Witpoortjie Reservoir were supplying fairly or better. This year Witpoortjie Tower was short of water on 5 of the 188 days JW reported it. A typical reservoir or tower in the city had 4 such days. No JW notice we have read names Witpoortjie Tower.
Witpoortjie Reservoir, 29 September 2026: supplying fairly at 13:40 (JW: “Supplying fairly”), then closed overnight on purpose at 21:00 (JW: “Outlet closed overnight to build capacity”).
JW put it on its website 1 October 2026 at 13:40. JW's page for this board ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗
Groblerpark draws on three supplies at once: Helderkruin Tower, Witpoortjie Reservoir and Witpoortjie Tower. JW does not say which street each one reaches.
In 2026 so far, Groblerpark had 15 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. Groblerpark 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.