Parkhurst
Last Johannesburg Water (JW) report: Tue 29 Sep 2026, 21:05
Dunkeld and Northcliff: short of water on 0 and 1 days this year.
From 189 and 54 days with a JW report. A typical reservoir or tower in the city had 4.
At JW's last report: Water as normal (2)
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's end date: 15 Dec 2026, moved three times.
JW lists Parkhurst 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: 106 days short of water for Hursthill 2 Reservoir, from 189 days with a report; 1 day for Northcliff Reservoir, from 54; 0 days for Dunkeld 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 Parkhurst's 3 supplies short of water on 107 days
3 March 2025 to 29 September 2026, from 631 days with a JW report.
Dunkeld Reservoir
In 2026 so far: 0 days short of water, from 189 days with a JW report.
Northcliff Reservoir
In 2026 so far: 1 day short of water, from 54 days with a JW report.
Hursthill 2 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
- 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 Parkhurst's 3 supplies short of water on 107 days”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/suburb/parkhurst#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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunkeld Reservoir | March 2025 | 18 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunkeld Reservoir | April 2025 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunkeld Reservoir | May 2025 | 12 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunkeld Reservoir | June 2025 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunkeld Reservoir | July 2025 | 23 | 31 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Dunkeld Reservoir | August 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunkeld Reservoir | September 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunkeld Reservoir | October 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunkeld Reservoir | November 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunkeld Reservoir | December 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunkeld Reservoir | January 2026 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunkeld Reservoir | February 2026 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunkeld Reservoir | March 2026 | 21 | 31 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunkeld Reservoir | April 2026 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunkeld Reservoir | May 2026 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunkeld Reservoir | June 2026 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunkeld Reservoir | July 2026 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunkeld Reservoir | August 2026 | 20 | 31 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunkeld Reservoir | September 2026 | 20 | 29 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northcliff Reservoir | March 2025 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northcliff Reservoir | April 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northcliff Reservoir | May 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northcliff Reservoir | June 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northcliff Reservoir | July 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northcliff Reservoir | August 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northcliff Reservoir | September 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northcliff Reservoir | October 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northcliff Reservoir | November 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northcliff Reservoir | December 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northcliff Reservoir | January 2026 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northcliff Reservoir | February 2026 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northcliff Reservoir | March 2026 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northcliff Reservoir | April 2026 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northcliff Reservoir | May 2026 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northcliff Reservoir | June 2026 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northcliff Reservoir | July 2026 | 12 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Northcliff Reservoir | August 2026 | 22 | 31 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Northcliff Reservoir | September 2026 | 20 | 29 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | March 2025 | 18 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | April 2025 | 22 | 30 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | May 2025 | 14 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | June 2025 | 28 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | July 2025 | 24 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | August 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | September 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | October 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | November 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | December 2025 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | January 2026 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | February 2026 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | March 2026 | 19 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | April 2026 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | May 2026 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | June 2026 | 29 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | July 2026 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | August 2026 | 22 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hursthill 2 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's notice for Hursthill 2 Reservoir gives the reason as “Structural repairs inside the leaking Hursthill 2 Reservoir”. Its end date is now 15 December 2026, moved three times since 9 April 2026.
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 2 Reservoir had a warning of weak water or none. Dunkeld Reservoir and Northcliff Reservoir had water as normal. This year Hursthill 2 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's notice for Hursthill 2 Reservoir gives the reason as “Structural repairs inside the leaking Hursthill 2 Reservoir”. It has moved the end date three times since 9 April 2026. It now gives 15 December 2026, still ahead.
Latest JW report
Hursthill 2 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 ↗
Dunkeld Reservoir, 29 September 2026: water as normal at 21:05, on bypass (JW: “On bypass. Supplying adequately”).
JW put it on its website 1 October 2026 at 13:40. JW's page for this board ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗
Northcliff Reservoir, 29 September 2026: water as normal at 20:30 (JW: “Supplying adequately”).
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 Parkhurst gets its water
Parkhurst draws on three supplies at once: Dunkeld Reservoir, Hursthill 2 Reservoir and Northcliff Reservoir. JW does not say which street each one reaches.
| Supply | System | How JW links it to Parkhurst |
|---|---|---|
| Dunkeld Reservoir | Sandton | Listed on JW's pages, as Parkhurst. Source 1 ↗ Source 2 ↗ |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | Central, Commando | Listed on JW's pages, as Parkhurst. Source 1 ↗ Source 2 ↗ |
| Northcliff Reservoir | Listed on JW's pages, as Parkhurst. Source 1 ↗ |
Outages
JW reported 26 outages on Parkhurst's supplies since March 2025. The longest lasted 64.9 days. Every outage, with how long it lasted: Dunkeld Reservoir, Hursthill 2 Reservoir and Northcliff Reservoir.
JW's end dates
JW posted 16 notices with an end date that list a suburb or system Parkhurst'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 29 end times that have passed. Each end date against what happened: Dunkeld Reservoir, Hursthill 2 Reservoir and Northcliff Reservoir.
Up the supply chain
Parkhurst's supplies are in JW's Sandton, Central and Commando systems. No public JW source names the system for Northcliff Reservoir.
On 17 March 2026, JW reported 1 of Parkhurst's 3 supplies short of water
Where the water comes from, top to bottom, and what JW reported for each part on 17 March 2026. A suburb draws on every supply listed at once; JW does not say which street each one reaches.
Showing 17 March 2026. Other days: 7 September 2026, 19 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 Sandton system: stated by JW source ↗JW's boards carry no status for Rand Water's stations.
Feeds the Commando system: stated by JW source ↗Northcliff Reservoir: no public JW source names its system or the Rand Water station that feeds it
System
JW reported 2 of 11 supplies in it short of water.
Fed from Palmiet Pump Station (Rand Water): stated by JW source ↗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 supplying fairly, on bypass.
As printed: “15:45 On bypass and supplying fairly..”; “20:30 On bypass and supplying fairly.”
In the Sandton system: listed on a JW page source ↗ Supplies Parkhurst: listed on JW's pagesJW reported critically low at 16:40, on bypass, then poor pressure to no water at 20:50.
As printed: “16:40 On bypass. Critically low due to no pumping at Crosby. Poor pressure to no water is expected.”; “20:50 On bypass. Supplying fairly but poor pressure to no water is expected in higher-lying areas.”
In the Commando system: listed on a JW page source ↗ Supplies Parkhurst: listed on JW's pagesJW did not report it that day.
Supplies Parkhurst: 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 17 March 2026, JW reported 1 of Parkhurst's 3 supplies short of water”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/suburb/parkhurst#fig-chain
The data as a table
| Part | What it is | Feeds | How we know | On 17 March 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmiet Pump Station (Rand Water) | Rand Water station | the Sandton system | stated by JW | No JW status for it |
| Eikenhof Pump Station (Rand Water) | Rand Water station | the Commando system | stated by JW | No JW status for it |
| Unknown | Chain stops | the system | Northcliff Reservoir: no public JW source names its system or the Rand Water station that feeds it | No JW status for it |
| Sandton system | System | JW's system page | 2 of 11 supplies short of water; 0 with no report | |
| Commando system | System | JW's system page | 2 of 6 supplies short of water; 1 with no report | |
| Dunkeld Reservoir | Reservoir | Parkhurst | JW's page or notice | supplying fairly |
| Hursthill 2 Reservoir | Reservoir | Parkhurst | JW's page or notice | critically low |
| Northcliff Reservoir | Reservoir | Parkhurst | JW's page or notice | no JW report |
Under strain
In 2026 so far, Parkhurst had 182 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. Parkhurst 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.