Newclare
Last Johannesburg Water (JW) report: Tue 29 Sep 2026, 20:25
Crosby: short of water on 3 days this year.
From 189 days with a JW report. A typical reservoir or tower in the city had 4.
At JW's last report: Level low
At 20:25 JW wrote: “On bypass. Supplying fairly. Poor pressure to no water may occur in some areas.”
Also listed here: short of water on 106 of the 189 days JW reported it this year, and JW printed a warning on 76 more.
JW lists Newclare 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: 106 days short of water for Hursthill 1 Reservoir, from 189 days with a report; 3 days for Crosby 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 Newclare's 2 supplies short of water on 107 days
3 March 2025 to 29 September 2026, from 590 days with a JW report.
Crosby Reservoir
In 2026 so far: 3 days short of water, from 189 days with a JW report.
Hursthill 1 Reservoir
In 2026 so far: 106 days short of water, from 189 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
- 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 Newclare's 2 supplies short of water on 107 days”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/suburb/newclare#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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crosby Reservoir | March 2025 | 18 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crosby Reservoir | April 2025 | 22 | 30 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crosby Reservoir | May 2025 | 14 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crosby Reservoir | June 2025 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Crosby Reservoir | July 2025 | 24 | 31 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Crosby Reservoir | August 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crosby Reservoir | September 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crosby Reservoir | October 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crosby Reservoir | November 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crosby Reservoir | December 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crosby Reservoir | January 2026 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crosby Reservoir | February 2026 | 7 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Crosby Reservoir | March 2026 | 19 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crosby Reservoir | April 2026 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crosby Reservoir | May 2026 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crosby Reservoir | June 2026 | 29 | 30 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crosby Reservoir | July 2026 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Crosby Reservoir | August 2026 | 22 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crosby Reservoir | September 2026 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
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 had a warning of weak water or none. Crosby Reservoir was low. This year Hursthill 1 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 has posted no notice with an end date for Hursthill 1 Reservoir this year. Its last was for work that started in September 2025. None of the 7 passed end dates on its page was met.
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 ↗
Crosby Reservoir, 29 September 2026: level low at 20:25, the worst status in this report (JW: “Supplying fairly but low”).
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.
Also on OurPower ↗.
Where Newclare gets its water
Newclare draws on two supplies at once: Crosby Reservoir and Hursthill 1 Reservoir. JW does not say which street each one reaches.
| Supply | System | How JW links it to Newclare |
|---|---|---|
| Crosby Reservoir | Central, Commando | Listed on JW's pages, as Newclare. Source 1 ↗ Source 2 ↗ |
| Hursthill 1 Reservoir | Central, Commando | Listed on JW's pages, as Newclare. Source 1 ↗ Source 2 ↗ |
Outages
JW reported 34 outages on Newclare's supplies since March 2025. The longest lasted 64.9 days. Every outage, with how long it lasted: Crosby Reservoir and Hursthill 1 Reservoir.
JW's end dates
JW posted 7 notices with an end date that list a suburb or system Newclare'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: Crosby Reservoir and Hursthill 1 Reservoir.
Up the supply chain
Newclare's supplies are in JW's Central and Commando systems.
On 16 July 2026, JW reported 1 of Newclare's 2 supplies short of water
Where the water comes from, top to bottom, and what JW reported for each part on 16 July 2026. A suburb draws on every supply listed at once; JW does not say which street each one reaches.
Showing 16 July 2026. Other days: 7 September 2026, 16 July 2026, 28 June 2026, 24 June 2026, 9 June 2026, 17 March 2026, or the last day.
Bulk supply
JW's boards carry no status for Rand Water's stations.
Feeds the Commando system: stated by JW source ↗System
JW reported 2 of 6 supplies in it short of water; 1 had no report.
Fed from Eikenhof Pump Station (Rand Water): stated by JW source ↗Supplies, all at once
JW reported critically low at 15:13, then supplying fairly at 21:25.
As printed: “15:13 Critically low. Poor pressure to no water is expected.”; “21:25 Supplying fairly.”
In the Commando system: listed on a JW page source ↗ Supplies Newclare: listed on JW's pagesJW reported a warning that poor pressure to no water may occur, on bypass.
As printed: “15:13 On bypass. Critically low. Poor pressure to no water may occur.”; “21:25 On bypass. Supplying fairly. Poor pressure to no water may occur.”
In the Commando system: listed on a JW page source ↗ Supplies Newclare: 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 16 July 2026, JW reported 1 of Newclare's 2 supplies short of water”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/suburb/newclare#fig-chain
The data as a table
| Part | What it is | Feeds | How we know | On 16 July 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 | |
| Crosby Reservoir | Reservoir | Newclare | JW's page or notice | critically low |
| Hursthill 1 Reservoir | Reservoir | Newclare | JW's page or notice | a warning that poor pressure to no water may occur |
Under strain
In 2026 so far, Newclare had 183 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. Newclare 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.