Orange Grove
Last Johannesburg Water (JW) report: Tue 29 Sep 2026, 21:05
Linksfield and Yeoville: short of water on 4 and 11 days this year.
From 102 and 185 days with a JW report. A typical reservoir or tower in the city had 4.
At JW's last report: Water as normal (1) Supplying fairly (1)
JW has not reported Parktown 1 Reservoir this year.
JW lists Orange Grove under all three 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: 11 days short of water for Yeoville Reservoir, from 185 days with a report; 4 days for Linksfield Reservoir, from 102. 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 Orange Grove's 3 supplies short of water on 14 days
3 March 2025 to 29 September 2026, from 414 days with a JW report.
Linksfield Reservoir
In 2026 so far: 4 days short of water, from 102 days with a JW report.
Yeoville Reservoir
In 2026 so far: 11 days short of water, from 185 days with a JW report.
Parktown 1 Reservoir
- 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 Orange Grove's 3 supplies short of water on 14 days”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/suburb/orange-grove#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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linksfield Reservoir | March 2025 | 18 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Linksfield Reservoir | April 2025 | 9 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Linksfield Reservoir | May 2025 | 10 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Linksfield Reservoir | June 2025 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Linksfield Reservoir | July 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Linksfield Reservoir | August 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Linksfield Reservoir | September 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Linksfield Reservoir | October 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Linksfield Reservoir | November 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Linksfield Reservoir | December 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Linksfield Reservoir | January 2026 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Linksfield Reservoir | February 2026 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Linksfield Reservoir | March 2026 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Linksfield Reservoir | April 2026 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Linksfield Reservoir | May 2026 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Linksfield Reservoir | June 2026 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Linksfield Reservoir | July 2026 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Linksfield Reservoir | August 2026 | 20 | 31 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Linksfield Reservoir | September 2026 | 20 | 29 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
| Parktown 1 Reservoir | March 2025 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parktown 1 Reservoir | April 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parktown 1 Reservoir | May 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parktown 1 Reservoir | June 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parktown 1 Reservoir | July 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parktown 1 Reservoir | August 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parktown 1 Reservoir | September 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parktown 1 Reservoir | October 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parktown 1 Reservoir | November 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parktown 1 Reservoir | December 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parktown 1 Reservoir | January 2026 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parktown 1 Reservoir | February 2026 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parktown 1 Reservoir | March 2026 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parktown 1 Reservoir | April 2026 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parktown 1 Reservoir | May 2026 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parktown 1 Reservoir | June 2026 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parktown 1 Reservoir | July 2026 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parktown 1 Reservoir | August 2026 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parktown 1 Reservoir | September 2026 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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.
In short
The latest JW report on this site is from 29 September 2026; the site last read JW's website on 1 October. Linksfield Reservoir and Yeoville Reservoir were supplying fairly or better. Orange Grove 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 ↗
Linksfield Reservoir, 29 September 2026: water as normal at 13:20 (JW: “Supplying adequately”), then closed overnight on purpose at 21:05 (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 ↗
Parktown 1 Reservoir: JW has not reported it on any status board we have read.
Also on OurPower ↗.
Where Orange Grove gets its water
Orange Grove draws on three supplies at once: Linksfield Reservoir, Parktown 1 Reservoir and Yeoville Reservoir. JW does not say which street each one reaches.
| Supply | System | How JW links it to Orange Grove |
|---|---|---|
| Linksfield Reservoir | Listed on JW's pages, as Orange Grove. Source 1 ↗ | |
| Parktown 1 Reservoir | Listed on JW's pages, as Orange Grove. Source 1 ↗ | |
| Yeoville Reservoir | Central | Listed on JW's pages, as Orange Grove. Source 1 ↗ Source 2 ↗ |
Outages
JW reported 13 outages on Orange Grove's supplies since March 2025. The longest lasted 2.8 days. Every outage, with how long it lasted: Linksfield Reservoir, Parktown 1 Reservoir and Yeoville Reservoir.
JW's end dates
JW posted 28 notices with an end date that list a suburb or system Orange Grove'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 24 end times that have passed. Each end date against what happened: Linksfield Reservoir, Parktown 1 Reservoir and Yeoville Reservoir.
Under strain
In 2026 so far, Orange Grove had 22 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. Orange Grove 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.