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Hillbrow

Last Johannesburg Water (JW) report: Tue 29 Sep 2026, 20:30

All three of Hillbrow's supplies: short of water on 2 to 11 days each this year.

From 82, 154 and 185 days with a JW report. A typical reservoir or tower in the city had 4.

At JW's last report: Supplying fairly (3)

JW lists Hillbrow under all three supplies and does not say which streets each one reaches.

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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: 11 days short of water for Yeoville Reservoir, from 185 days with a report; 7 days for Brixton 1 Reservoir, from 154; 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 Hillbrow's 3 supplies short of water on 16 days

3 March 2025 to 29 September 2026, from 614 days with a JW report.

Brixton Reservoir

In 2026 so far: 2 days short of water, from 82 days with a JW report.

2025
Mar3 Mar: supplying adequately4 Mar: no report5 Mar: supplying adequately6 Mar: supplying adequately7 Mar: supplying adequately8 Mar: supplying adequately9 Mar: supplying adequately10 Mar: no report11 Mar: supplying adequately12 Mar: supplying fairly13 Mar: supplying adequately14 Mar: supplying adequately15 Mar: no report16 Mar: no report17 Mar: supplying adequately18 Mar: supplying adequately19 Mar: supplying adequately20 Mar: supplying adequately21 Mar: no report22 Mar: no report23 Mar: no report24 Mar: supplying adequately25 Mar: supplying adequately26 Mar: supplying adequately27 Mar: supplying adequately28 Mar: no report29 Mar: no report30 Mar: no report31 Mar: no report0
Apr1 Apr: supplying adequately2 Apr: supplying adequately3 Apr: supplying adequately4 Apr: supplying adequately5 Apr: no report6 Apr: no report7 Apr: supplying adequately8 Apr: no report9 Apr: supplying adequately10 Apr: supplying adequately11 Apr: supplying adequately12 Apr: no report13 Apr: no report14 Apr: no report15 Apr: no report16 Apr: no report17 Apr: supplying adequately18 Apr: supplying adequately19 Apr: supplying adequately20 Apr: supplying adequately21 Apr: supplying adequately22 Apr: supplying adequately23 Apr: supplying adequately24 Apr: supplying adequately25 Apr: supplying adequately26 Apr: supplying adequately27 Apr: supplying adequately28 Apr: supplying adequately29 Apr: supplying adequately30 Apr: supplying adequately0
May1 May: supplying adequately2 May: supplying adequately3 May: supplying adequately4 May: no report5 May: supplying adequately6 May: supplying adequately7 May: no report8 May: no report9 May: supplying adequately10 May: supplying adequately11 May: supplying fairly12 May: supplying adequately13 May: supplying adequately14 May: supplying adequately15 May: supplying adequately16 May: no report17 May: no report18 May: no report19 May: no report20 May: no report21 May: no report22 May: no report23 May: supplying adequately24 May: no report25 May: no report26 May: supplying adequately27 May: no report28 May: no report29 May: no report30 May: no report31 May: no report0
Jun1 Jun: no report2 Jun: no report3 Jun: supplying fairly4 Jun: supplying fairly5 Jun: supplying fairly6 Jun: critically low7 Jun: supplying fairly8 Jun: supplying fairly9 Jun: supplying fairly10 Jun: supplying fairly11 Jun: supplying fairly12 Jun: supplying fairly13 Jun: supplying fairly14 Jun: low15 Jun: low16 Jun: low17 Jun: supplying adequately18 Jun: supplying adequately19 Jun: supplying adequately20 Jun: poor pressure in places21 Jun: supplying fairly22 Jun: supplying fairly23 Jun: critically low24 Jun: critically low25 Jun: supplying fairly26 Jun: supplying fairly27 Jun: low28 Jun: supplying fairly29 Jun: supplying adequately30 Jun: supplying adequately3
Jul1 Jul: critically low2 Jul: critically low3 Jul: poor pressure to no water4 Jul: poor pressure to no water5 Jul: supplying fairly6 Jul: supplying fairly7 Jul: supplying fairly8 Jul: critically low9 Jul: supplying fairly10 Jul: supplying fairly11 Jul: poor pressure to no water12 Jul: supplying fairly13 Jul: supplying fairly14 Jul: supplying fairly15 Jul: supplying fairly16 Jul: supplying fairly17 Jul: supplying fairly18 Jul: supplying fairly19 Jul: poor pressure in places20 Jul: supplying fairly21 Jul: supplying fairly22 Jul: supplying fairly23 Jul: supplying fairly24 Jul: poor pressure in places25 Jul: no report26 Jul: no report27 Jul: no report28 Jul: no report29 Jul: no report30 Jul: no report31 Jul: no report6
AugNo JW boards, Aug 2025 to Jan 2026
2026
Feb1 Feb: supplying fairly2 Feb: supplying fairly3 Feb: supplying fairly4 Feb: no report5 Feb: no report6 Feb: no report7 Feb: poor pressure in places8 Feb: critically low9 Feb: low10 Feb: no report11 Feb: no report12 Feb: no report13 Feb: no report14 Feb: no report15 Feb: no report16 Feb: no report17 Feb: no report18 Feb: no report19 Feb: no report20 Feb: no report21 Feb: no report22 Feb: no report23 Feb: no report24 Feb: no report25 Feb: no report26 Feb: no report27 Feb: no report28 Feb: no report1
Mar1 Mar: no report2 Mar: no report3 Mar: no report4 Mar: no report5 Mar: no report6 Mar: no report7 Mar: no report8 Mar: no report9 Mar: no report10 Mar: no report11 Mar: no report12 Mar: no report13 Mar: no report14 Mar: no report15 Mar: no report16 Mar: supplying fairly17 Mar: no report18 Mar: no report19 Mar: no report20 Mar: supplying fairly21 Mar: supplying adequately22 Mar: supplying adequately23 Mar: supplying adequately24 Mar: supplying fairly25 Mar: supplying fairly26 Mar: supplying fairly27 Mar: no report28 Mar: supplying fairly29 Mar: no report30 Mar: no report31 Mar: supplying fairly0
Apr1 Apr: no report2 Apr: no report3 Apr: no report4 Apr: no report5 Apr: no report6 Apr: supplying fairly7 Apr: no report8 Apr: no report9 Apr: supplying fairly10 Apr: no report11 Apr: supplying adequately12 Apr: supplying adequately13 Apr: supplying adequately14 Apr: supplying adequately15 Apr: supplying adequately16 Apr: supplying adequately17 Apr: no report18 Apr: supplying adequately19 Apr: supplying adequately20 Apr: supplying adequately21 Apr: supplying adequately22 Apr: supplying adequately23 Apr: supplying adequately24 Apr: supplying adequately25 Apr: supplying adequately26 Apr: supplying adequately27 Apr: supplying adequately28 Apr: supplying adequately29 Apr: no report30 Apr: supplying adequately0
May1 May: supplying adequately2 May: supplying adequately3 May: supplying adequately4 May: overnight closure5 May: overnight closure6 May: overnight closure7 May: overnight closure8 May: no report9 May: no report10 May: no report11 May: no report12 May: no report13 May: supplying adequately14 May: no report15 May: supplying adequately16 May: supplying fairly17 May: supplying adequately18 May: supplying adequately19 May: supplying adequately20 May: supplying adequately21 May: supplying adequately22 May: no report23 May: supplying adequately24 May: no report25 May: overnight closure26 May: supplying fairly27 May: no report28 May: no report29 May: no report30 May: overnight closure31 May: poor pressure to no water1
Jun1 Jun: no report2 Jun: overnight closure3 Jun: poor pressure in places4 Jun: overnight closure5 Jun: overnight closure6 Jun: no report7 Jun: overnight closure8 Jun: no report9 Jun: no report10 Jun: overnight closure11 Jun: overnight closure12 Jun: low13 Jun: no report14 Jun: no report15 Jun: no report16 Jun: no report17 Jun: no report18 Jun: supplying fairly19 Jun: no report20 Jun: no report21 Jun: no report22 Jun: no report23 Jun: no report24 Jun: supplying fairly25 Jun: supplying fairly26 Jun: supplying fairly27 Jun: no report28 Jun: no report29 Jun: no report30 Jun: no report0
Jul1 Jul: no report2 Jul: no report3 Jul: no report4 Jul: no report5 Jul: no report6 Jul: no report7 Jul: no report8 Jul: no report9 Jul: no report10 Jul: no report11 Jul: no report12 Jul: no report13 Jul: no report14 Jul: no report15 Jul: no report16 Jul: no report17 Jul: no report18 Jul: no report19 Jul: no report20 Jul: no report21 Jul: no report22 Jul: no report23 Jul: no report24 Jul: low25 Jul: supplying adequately26 Jul: supplying fairly27 Jul: supplying adequately28 Jul: supplying fairly29 Jul: supplying fairly30 Jul: supplying fairly31 Jul: no report0
Aug1 Aug: no report2 Aug: no report3 Aug: no report4 Aug: no report5 Aug: no report6 Aug: no report7 Aug: overnight closure8 Aug: no report9 Aug: no report10 Aug: no report11 Aug: no report12 Aug: no report13 Aug: no report14 Aug: no report15 Aug: no report16 Aug: no report17 Aug: no report18 Aug: no report19 Aug: no report20 Aug: no report21 Aug: supplying fairly22 Aug: no report23 Aug: no report24 Aug: no report25 Aug: no report26 Aug: no report27 Aug: no report28 Aug: no report29 Aug: no report30 Aug: no report31 Aug: supplying adequately0
Sep1 Sep: no report2 Sep: no report3 Sep: supplying fairly4 Sep: no report5 Sep: no report6 Sep: no report7 Sep: no report8 Sep: no report9 Sep: no report10 Sep: no report11 Sep: low12 Sep: no report13 Sep: no report14 Sep: no report15 Sep: low16 Sep: no report17 Sep: no report18 Sep: supplying fairly19 Sep: no report20 Sep: no report21 Sep: no report22 Sep: no report23 Sep: no report24 Sep: no report25 Sep: no report26 Sep: no report27 Sep: no report28 Sep: no report29 Sep: no report0

Brixton 1 Reservoir

In 2026 so far: 7 days short of water, from 154 days with a JW report.

2025
MarNo JW boards, Mar 2025 to Jan 2026
2026
Feb1 Feb: no report2 Feb: no report3 Feb: no report4 Feb: no report5 Feb: no report6 Feb: no report7 Feb: no report8 Feb: no report9 Feb: low10 Feb: no report11 Feb: no report12 Feb: no report13 Feb: no report14 Feb: no report15 Feb: no report16 Feb: no report17 Feb: no report18 Feb: no report19 Feb: no report20 Feb: no report21 Feb: no report22 Feb: no report23 Feb: no report24 Feb: no report25 Feb: no report26 Feb: no report27 Feb: no report28 Feb: no report0
Mar1 Mar: no report2 Mar: no report3 Mar: no report4 Mar: no report5 Mar: no report6 Mar: no report7 Mar: no report8 Mar: no report9 Mar: no report10 Mar: no report11 Mar: no report12 Mar: no report13 Mar: supplying fairly14 Mar: supplying fairly15 Mar: supplying fairly16 Mar: supplying fairly17 Mar: supplying fairly18 Mar: supplying fairly19 Mar: supplying fairly20 Mar: supplying fairly21 Mar: no report22 Mar: no report23 Mar: supplying adequately24 Mar: supplying adequately25 Mar: no report26 Mar: no report27 Mar: supplying fairly28 Mar: supplying fairly29 Mar: supplying fairly30 Mar: supplying fairly31 Mar: supplying fairly0
Apr1 Apr: supplying fairly2 Apr: supplying fairly3 Apr: poor pressure to no water4 Apr: supplying fairly5 Apr: supplying fairly6 Apr: no report7 Apr: supplying fairly8 Apr: supplying fairly9 Apr: supplying fairly10 Apr: supplying adequately11 Apr: no report12 Apr: no report13 Apr: supplying adequately14 Apr: supplying adequately15 Apr: supplying adequately16 Apr: no report17 Apr: supplying adequately18 Apr: no report19 Apr: no report20 Apr: supplying adequately21 Apr: no report22 Apr: supplying adequately23 Apr: supplying adequately24 Apr: no report25 Apr: supplying adequately26 Apr: no report27 Apr: no report28 Apr: supplying adequately29 Apr: supplying adequately30 Apr: supplying adequately1
May1 May: no report2 May: no report3 May: no report4 May: supplying adequately5 May: supplying adequately6 May: no report7 May: no report8 May: supplying adequately9 May: overnight closure10 May: supplying adequately11 May: overnight closure12 May: overnight closure13 May: overnight closure14 May: supplying adequately15 May: supplying adequately16 May: no report17 May: no report18 May: supplying adequately19 May: supplying adequately20 May: supplying adequately21 May: supplying adequately22 May: supplying adequately23 May: no report24 May: supplying adequately25 May: no report26 May: no report27 May: supplying fairly28 May: supplying fairly29 May: supplying fairly30 May: poor pressure to no water31 May: no report1
Jun1 Jun: poor pressure to no water2 Jun: poor pressure in places3 Jun: no report4 Jun: supplying adequately5 Jun: supplying fairly6 Jun: low7 Jun: supplying adequately8 Jun: supplying fairly9 Jun: low10 Jun: low11 Jun: low12 Jun: overnight closure13 Jun: low14 Jun: low15 Jun: supplying fairly16 Jun: low17 Jun: low18 Jun: overnight closure19 Jun: supplying fairly20 Jun: overnight closure21 Jun: supplying fairly22 Jun: overnight closure23 Jun: overnight closure24 Jun: supplying fairly25 Jun: supplying fairly26 Jun: supplying fairly27 Jun: no report28 Jun: supplying fairly29 Jun: supplying fairly30 Jun: supplying fairly1
Jul1 Jul: supplying fairly2 Jul: supplying fairly3 Jul: supplying adequately4 Jul: supplying adequately5 Jul: supplying adequately6 Jul: supplying adequately7 Jul: supplying fairly8 Jul: supplying fairly9 Jul: supplying adequately10 Jul: supplying fairly11 Jul: low12 Jul: low13 Jul: overnight closure14 Jul: low15 Jul: supplying fairly16 Jul: low17 Jul: critically low18 Jul: critically low19 Jul: critically low20 Jul: low21 Jul: supplying fairly22 Jul: supplying fairly23 Jul: supplying fairly24 Jul: no report25 Jul: no report26 Jul: no report27 Jul: supplying fairly28 Jul: supplying adequately29 Jul: supplying adequately30 Jul: supplying fairly31 Jul: supplying adequately3
Aug1 Aug: no report2 Aug: overnight closure3 Aug: supplying fairly4 Aug: supplying fairly5 Aug: low6 Aug: low7 Aug: poor pressure to no water8 Aug: supplying fairly9 Aug: no report10 Aug: no report11 Aug: supplying fairly12 Aug: supplying fairly13 Aug: supplying adequately14 Aug: supplying fairly15 Aug: no report16 Aug: no report17 Aug: supplying fairly18 Aug: supplying fairly19 Aug: low20 Aug: supplying fairly21 Aug: supplying adequately22 Aug: no report23 Aug: no report24 Aug: overnight closure25 Aug: supplying fairly26 Aug: low27 Aug: supplying fairly28 Aug: supplying fairly29 Aug: no report30 Aug: no report31 Aug: supplying fairly1
Sep1 Sep: supplying fairly2 Sep: supplying fairly3 Sep: supplying fairly4 Sep: supplying fairly5 Sep: no report6 Sep: no report7 Sep: supplying fairly8 Sep: supplying fairly9 Sep: low10 Sep: supplying fairly11 Sep: supplying fairly12 Sep: no report13 Sep: no report14 Sep: low15 Sep: low16 Sep: low17 Sep: low18 Sep: supplying fairly19 Sep: no report20 Sep: no report21 Sep: low22 Sep: low23 Sep: low24 Sep: no report25 Sep: supplying fairly26 Sep: no report27 Sep: no report28 Sep: supplying fairly29 Sep: supplying fairly0

Yeoville Reservoir

In 2026 so far: 11 days short of water, from 185 days with a JW report.

2025
Mar3 Mar: supplying adequately4 Mar: no report5 Mar: supplying adequately6 Mar: supplying adequately7 Mar: supplying fairly8 Mar: supplying adequately9 Mar: supplying adequately10 Mar: no report11 Mar: supplying adequately12 Mar: supplying adequately13 Mar: supplying fairly14 Mar: supplying adequately15 Mar: no report16 Mar: no report17 Mar: supplying adequately18 Mar: supplying adequately19 Mar: supplying adequately20 Mar: supplying adequately21 Mar: no report22 Mar: no report23 Mar: no report24 Mar: supplying adequately25 Mar: supplying adequately26 Mar: supplying adequately27 Mar: supplying adequately28 Mar: no report29 Mar: no report30 Mar: no report31 Mar: no report0
Apr1 Apr: supplying adequately2 Apr: supplying adequately3 Apr: supplying adequately4 Apr: no report5 Apr: no report6 Apr: no report7 Apr: supplying adequately8 Apr: no report9 Apr: supplying adequately10 Apr: supplying adequately11 Apr: supplying adequately12 Apr: no report13 Apr: no report14 Apr: no report15 Apr: no report16 Apr: no report17 Apr: supplying adequately18 Apr: supplying adequately19 Apr: no report20 Apr: no report21 Apr: no report22 Apr: supplying adequately23 Apr: no report24 Apr: no report25 Apr: supplying adequately26 Apr: no report27 Apr: no report28 Apr: supplying adequately29 Apr: supplying adequately30 Apr: no report0
May1 May: supplying adequately2 May: supplying adequately3 May: supplying adequately4 May: no report5 May: supplying adequately6 May: supplying adequately7 May: no report8 May: no report9 May: supplying adequately10 May: supplying adequately11 May: supplying adequately12 May: supplying adequately13 May: no report14 May: no report15 May: supplying adequately16 May: no report17 May: no report18 May: no report19 May: no report20 May: no report21 May: poor pressure to no water22 May: no report23 May: supplying adequately24 May: no report25 May: no report26 May: supplying adequately27 May: no report28 May: no report29 May: no report30 May: no report31 May: no report1
Jun1 Jun: no report2 Jun: no report3 Jun: supplying fairly4 Jun: supplying fairly5 Jun: supplying fairly6 Jun: supplying fairly7 Jun: supplying fairly8 Jun: supplying fairly9 Jun: supplying fairly10 Jun: supplying fairly11 Jun: supplying fairly12 Jun: supplying fairly13 Jun: no report14 Jun: no report15 Jun: no report16 Jun: no report17 Jun: no report18 Jun: no report19 Jun: no report20 Jun: no report21 Jun: supplying fairly22 Jun: supplying fairly23 Jun: supplying fairly24 Jun: supplying fairly25 Jun: supplying fairly26 Jun: supplying fairly27 Jun: supplying fairly28 Jun: supplying fairly29 Jun: supplying fairly30 Jun: supplying fairly0
Jul1 Jul: supplying fairly2 Jul: supplying fairly3 Jul: supplying fairly4 Jul: poor pressure to no water5 Jul: poor pressure to no water6 Jul: poor pressure to no water7 Jul: poor pressure to no water8 Jul: poor pressure to no water9 Jul: supplying fairly10 Jul: supplying fairly11 Jul: supplying fairly12 Jul: no report13 Jul: poor pressure in places14 Jul: supplying fairly15 Jul: supplying fairly16 Jul: supplying fairly17 Jul: supplying fairly18 Jul: supplying fairly19 Jul: supplying fairly20 Jul: supplying fairly21 Jul: supplying fairly22 Jul: supplying fairly23 Jul: supplying fairly24 Jul: supplying fairly25 Jul: no report26 Jul: no report27 Jul: no report28 Jul: no report29 Jul: no report30 Jul: no report31 Jul: no report5
AugNo JW boards, Aug 2025 to Jan 2026
2026
Feb1 Feb: supplying fairly2 Feb: supplying fairly3 Feb: supplying fairly4 Feb: supplying fairly5 Feb: no report6 Feb: no report7 Feb: supplying adequately8 Feb: no report9 Feb: supplying fairly10 Feb: no report11 Feb: no report12 Feb: no report13 Feb: no report14 Feb: no report15 Feb: no report16 Feb: no report17 Feb: no report18 Feb: no report19 Feb: no report20 Feb: no report21 Feb: no report22 Feb: no report23 Feb: no report24 Feb: no report25 Feb: no report26 Feb: no report27 Feb: no report28 Feb: no report0
Mar1 Mar: no report2 Mar: no report3 Mar: no report4 Mar: no report5 Mar: no report6 Mar: no report7 Mar: no report8 Mar: no report9 Mar: no report10 Mar: no report11 Mar: supplying fairly12 Mar: no report13 Mar: supplying fairly14 Mar: supplying fairly15 Mar: supplying fairly16 Mar: supplying fairly17 Mar: supplying fairly18 Mar: supplying fairly19 Mar: supplying fairly20 Mar: supplying fairly21 Mar: supplying adequately22 Mar: supplying adequately23 Mar: supplying adequately24 Mar: supplying adequately25 Mar: supplying adequately26 Mar: supplying adequately27 Mar: supplying adequately28 Mar: supplying fairly29 Mar: supplying fairly30 Mar: supplying fairly31 Mar: supplying fairly0
Apr1 Apr: supplying fairly2 Apr: supplying fairly3 Apr: supplying fairly4 Apr: supplying fairly5 Apr: no report6 Apr: supplying fairly7 Apr: supplying fairly8 Apr: supplying fairly9 Apr: supplying fairly10 Apr: supplying adequately11 Apr: supplying adequately12 Apr: supplying adequately13 Apr: supplying adequately14 Apr: supplying fairly15 Apr: supplying fairly16 Apr: supplying fairly17 Apr: supplying adequately18 Apr: supplying fairly19 Apr: supplying fairly20 Apr: supplying adequately21 Apr: supplying adequately22 Apr: supplying adequately23 Apr: supplying adequately24 Apr: supplying adequately25 Apr: supplying adequately26 Apr: supplying adequately27 Apr: supplying adequately28 Apr: supplying adequately29 Apr: supplying adequately30 Apr: supplying adequately0
May1 May: supplying adequately2 May: supplying adequately3 May: supplying adequately4 May: supplying adequately5 May: supplying adequately6 May: supplying adequately7 May: supplying adequately8 May: supplying adequately9 May: supplying fairly10 May: poor pressure in places11 May: poor pressure in places12 May: no report13 May: supplying fairly14 May: supplying fairly15 May: supplying fairly16 May: supplying fairly17 May: supplying adequately18 May: supplying adequately19 May: supplying adequately20 May: supplying adequately21 May: supplying adequately22 May: supplying fairly23 May: supplying fairly24 May: supplying fairly25 May: supplying adequately26 May: supplying fairly27 May: supplying fairly28 May: supplying fairly29 May: critically low30 May: critically low31 May: supplying fairly2
Jun1 Jun: supplying fairly2 Jun: supplying fairly3 Jun: supplying fairly4 Jun: supplying fairly5 Jun: supplying fairly6 Jun: supplying fairly7 Jun: low8 Jun: supplying fairly9 Jun: supplying fairly10 Jun: supplying fairly11 Jun: poor pressure to no water12 Jun: poor pressure to no water13 Jun: supplying fairly14 Jun: supplying fairly15 Jun: supplying fairly16 Jun: supplying fairly17 Jun: supplying fairly18 Jun: supplying fairly19 Jun: supplying adequately20 Jun: supplying adequately21 Jun: supplying adequately22 Jun: supplying adequately23 Jun: supplying adequately24 Jun: supplying adequately25 Jun: supplying adequately26 Jun: supplying adequately27 Jun: supplying adequately28 Jun: supplying adequately29 Jun: supplying adequately30 Jun: no report2
Jul1 Jul: overnight closure2 Jul: poor pressure to no water3 Jul: supplying fairly4 Jul: no report5 Jul: supplying fairly6 Jul: supplying adequately7 Jul: supplying adequately8 Jul: supplying adequately9 Jul: low10 Jul: supplying fairly11 Jul: supplying fairly12 Jul: supplying fairly13 Jul: supplying fairly14 Jul: supplying fairly15 Jul: supplying fairly16 Jul: supplying fairly17 Jul: critically low18 Jul: critically low19 Jul: critically low20 Jul: low21 Jul: warning: no water may occur22 Jul: low23 Jul: supplying fairly24 Jul: supplying fairly25 Jul: supplying fairly26 Jul: no report27 Jul: supplying adequately28 Jul: supplying fairly29 Jul: supplying fairly30 Jul: supplying adequately31 Jul: supplying adequately4
Aug1 Aug: no report2 Aug: low3 Aug: low4 Aug: low5 Aug: supplying fairly6 Aug: supplying fairly7 Aug: supplying fairly8 Aug: supplying adequately9 Aug: no report10 Aug: no report11 Aug: supplying fairly12 Aug: supplying adequately13 Aug: supplying adequately14 Aug: supplying adequately15 Aug: no report16 Aug: no report17 Aug: supplying adequately18 Aug: supplying adequately19 Aug: supplying adequately20 Aug: supplying adequately21 Aug: supplying adequately22 Aug: no report23 Aug: no report24 Aug: supplying fairly25 Aug: supplying fairly26 Aug: supplying fairly27 Aug: supplying fairly28 Aug: supplying fairly29 Aug: no report30 Aug: no report31 Aug: critically low1
Sep1 Sep: poor pressure to no water2 Sep: supplying fairly3 Sep: supplying fairly4 Sep: supplying fairly5 Sep: no report6 Sep: no report7 Sep: supplying fairly8 Sep: supplying fairly9 Sep: supplying adequately10 Sep: supplying fairly11 Sep: supplying adequately12 Sep: no report13 Sep: no report14 Sep: critically low15 Sep: supplying fairly16 Sep: supplying fairly17 Sep: supplying fairly18 Sep: supplying fairly19 Sep: no report20 Sep: no report21 Sep: supplying fairly22 Sep: supplying adequately23 Sep: supplying fairly24 Sep: no report25 Sep: supplying fairly26 Sep: no report27 Sep: no report28 Sep: supplying adequately29 Sep: supplying fairly2
  • 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 Hillbrow's 3 supplies short of water on 16 days”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/suburb/hillbrow#fig-year

The data as a table
SupplyMonthDays reportedDays in recordAdequate or fairPoor pressure in places, or lowWarning: no water may occurPoor pressure to no waterCritically lowOvernight closure
Brixton ReservoirMarch 202518291800000
Brixton ReservoirApril 202522302200000
Brixton ReservoirMay 202514311400000
Brixton ReservoirJune 202528302050030
Brixton ReservoirJuly 202524311620330
Brixton ReservoirAugust 2025031000000
Brixton ReservoirSeptember 2025030000000
Brixton ReservoirOctober 2025031000000
Brixton ReservoirNovember 2025030000000
Brixton ReservoirDecember 2025031000000
Brixton ReservoirJanuary 2026031000000
Brixton ReservoirFebruary 2026628320010
Brixton ReservoirMarch 202610311000000
Brixton ReservoirApril 202620302000000
Brixton ReservoirMay 202620311300106
Brixton ReservoirJune 20261230420006
Brixton ReservoirJuly 2026731610000
Brixton ReservoirAugust 2026331200001
Brixton ReservoirSeptember 2026429220000
Brixton 1 ReservoirMarch 2025029000000
Brixton 1 ReservoirApril 2025030000000
Brixton 1 ReservoirMay 2025031000000
Brixton 1 ReservoirJune 2025030000000
Brixton 1 ReservoirJuly 2025031000000
Brixton 1 ReservoirAugust 2025031000000
Brixton 1 ReservoirSeptember 2025030000000
Brixton 1 ReservoirOctober 2025031000000
Brixton 1 ReservoirNovember 2025030000000
Brixton 1 ReservoirDecember 2025031000000
Brixton 1 ReservoirJanuary 2026031000000
Brixton 1 ReservoirFebruary 2026128010000
Brixton 1 ReservoirMarch 202615311500000
Brixton 1 ReservoirApril 202620301900100
Brixton 1 ReservoirMay 202620311500104
Brixton 1 ReservoirJune 202628301390105
Brixton 1 ReservoirJuly 202628311950031
Brixton 1 ReservoirAugust 202622311540102
Brixton 1 ReservoirSeptember 202620291280000
Yeoville ReservoirMarch 202518291800000
Yeoville ReservoirApril 202513301300000
Yeoville ReservoirMay 202513311200100
Yeoville ReservoirJune 202520302000000
Yeoville ReservoirJuly 202523311710500
Yeoville ReservoirAugust 2025031000000
Yeoville ReservoirSeptember 2025030000000
Yeoville ReservoirOctober 2025031000000
Yeoville ReservoirNovember 2025030000000
Yeoville ReservoirDecember 2025031000000
Yeoville ReservoirJanuary 2026031000000
Yeoville ReservoirFebruary 2026628600000
Yeoville ReservoirMarch 202620312000000
Yeoville ReservoirApril 202629302900000
Yeoville ReservoirMay 202630312620020
Yeoville ReservoirJune 202629302610200
Yeoville ReservoirJuly 202629312031131
Yeoville ReservoirAugust 202622311830010
Yeoville ReservoirSeptember 202620291800110

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 and Yeoville Reservoir were supplying fairly. JW's last report of Brixton Reservoir is from 18 September 2026. Hillbrow gets its water from three reservoirs. This year Yeoville Reservoir was short of water on 11 of the 185 days JW reported it. A typical reservoir or tower in the city had 4 such days. On Yeoville Reservoir, half of its last 9 outages lasted at least 36 hours; the longest since March 2025 lasted 2.8 days. No JW notice we have read names Yeoville Reservoir. None of the 24 passed end dates on its page was met.

Latest JW report

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 ↗

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 Hillbrow gets its water

Hillbrow draws on three supplies at once: Brixton 1 Reservoir, Brixton Reservoir and Yeoville Reservoir. JW does not say which street each one reaches.

SupplySystemHow JW links it to Hillbrow
Brixton 1 ReservoirCentral, CommandoJohannesburg Water's lists name this area as Johannesburg. Source 1 ↗ Source 2 ↗
Brixton ReservoirCentral, CommandoJohannesburg Water's lists name this area as Johannesburg. Source 1 ↗ Source 2 ↗
Yeoville ReservoirCentralJohannesburg Water's lists name this area as Johannesburg. Source 1 ↗ Source 2 ↗

Outages

JW reported 22 outages on Hillbrow's supplies since March 2025. The longest lasted 3 days. Every outage, with how long it lasted: Brixton 1 Reservoir, Brixton Reservoir and Yeoville Reservoir.

JW's end dates

JW posted 28 notices with an end date that list a suburb or system Hillbrow'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 32 end times that have passed. Each end date against what happened: Brixton 1 Reservoir, Brixton Reservoir and Yeoville Reservoir.

Under strain

In 2026 so far, Hillbrow had 49 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. Hillbrow 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:

Source: JW's System Update boards and notices, read by us. The full list, and how this record is made.