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Southdale

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

Both of Southdale's supplies: short of water on 1 and 12 days this year.

Each from 185 days with a JW report. A typical reservoir or tower in the city had 4.

At JW's last report: Supplying fairly (1) Shut for the night (1)

JW lists Southdale under both 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: 12 days short of water for Crown Gardens Reservoir, from 185 days with a report; 1 day for Forest Hill Tower, from 185. 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 Southdale's 2 supplies short of water on 12 days

3 March 2025 to 29 September 2026, from 561 days with a JW report.

Forest Hill Tower

In 2026 so far: 1 day short of water, from 185 days with a JW report.

2025
Mar3 Mar: not on the scale4 Mar: no report5 Mar: not on the scale6 Mar: not on the scale7 Mar: not on the scale8 Mar: not on the scale9 Mar: not on the scale10 Mar: no report11 Mar: not on the scale12 Mar: not on the scale13 Mar: not on the scale14 Mar: not on the scale15 Mar: no report16 Mar: no report17 Mar: not on the scale18 Mar: not on the scale19 Mar: not on the scale20 Mar: not on the scale21 Mar: no report22 Mar: no report23 Mar: no report24 Mar: not on the scale25 Mar: not on the scale26 Mar: not on the scale27 Mar: not on the scale28 Mar: no report29 Mar: no report30 Mar: no report31 Mar: no report0
Apr1 Apr: not on the scale2 Apr: not on the scale3 Apr: not on the scale4 Apr: no report5 Apr: no report6 Apr: no report7 Apr: not on the scale8 Apr: no report9 Apr: not on the scale10 Apr: not on the scale11 Apr: not on the scale12 Apr: no report13 Apr: no report14 Apr: no report15 Apr: no report16 Apr: no report17 Apr: not on the scale18 Apr: not on the scale19 Apr: no report20 Apr: no report21 Apr: no report22 Apr: not on the scale23 Apr: no report24 Apr: no report25 Apr: not on the scale26 Apr: no report27 Apr: no report28 Apr: not on the scale29 Apr: not on the scale30 Apr: no report0
May1 May: not on the scale2 May: not on the scale3 May: not on the scale4 May: no report5 May: not on the scale6 May: not on the scale7 May: no report8 May: no report9 May: not on the scale10 May: not on the scale11 May: not on the scale12 May: not on the scale13 May: no report14 May: no report15 May: not on the scale16 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: critically low4 Jun: supplying fairly5 Jun: supplying adequately6 Jun: supplying fairly7 Jun: supplying fairly8 Jun: supplying fairly9 Jun: supplying fairly10 Jun: supplying fairly11 Jun: supplying fairly12 Jun: supplying fairly13 Jun: supplying fairly14 Jun: supplying fairly15 Jun: supplying fairly16 Jun: supplying fairly17 Jun: supplying fairly18 Jun: supplying fairly19 Jun: supplying fairly20 Jun: supplying fairly21 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 fairly1
Jul1 Jul: supplying fairly2 Jul: supplying fairly3 Jul: poor pressure to no water4 Jul: poor pressure to no water5 Jul: poor pressure in places6 Jul: poor pressure in places7 Jul: poor pressure in places8 Jul: poor pressure in places9 Jul: supplying fairly10 Jul: supplying fairly11 Jul: supplying fairly12 Jul: supplying fairly13 Jul: supplying fairly14 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 report2
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 fairly8 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 fairly22 Mar: supplying fairly23 Mar: supplying fairly24 Mar: supplying fairly25 Mar: supplying fairly26 Mar: supplying fairly27 Mar: supplying fairly28 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 fairly11 Apr: supplying fairly12 Apr: supplying fairly13 Apr: supplying fairly14 Apr: supplying fairly15 Apr: supplying fairly16 Apr: supplying fairly17 Apr: supplying adequately18 Apr: supplying adequately19 Apr: supplying adequately20 Apr: supplying adequately21 Apr: supplying adequately22 Apr: supplying adequately23 Apr: supplying fairly24 Apr: supplying fairly25 Apr: supplying adequately26 Apr: supplying adequately27 Apr: supplying fairly28 Apr: supplying adequately29 Apr: supplying fairly30 Apr: supplying adequately0
May1 May: supplying fairly2 May: supplying fairly3 May: supplying fairly4 May: supplying fairly5 May: supplying fairly6 May: supplying fairly7 May: supplying fairly8 May: supplying adequately9 May: supplying adequately10 May: supplying adequately11 May: supplying adequately12 May: no report13 May: supplying adequately14 May: supplying adequately15 May: supplying fairly16 May: supplying fairly17 May: supplying fairly18 May: supplying fairly19 May: supplying fairly20 May: supplying fairly21 May: supplying fairly22 May: supplying adequately23 May: supplying fairly24 May: supplying fairly25 May: supplying fairly26 May: supplying fairly27 May: supplying fairly28 May: supplying fairly29 May: supplying fairly30 May: poor pressure in places31 May: supplying fairly0
Jun1 Jun: supplying fairly2 Jun: supplying fairly3 Jun: supplying fairly4 Jun: supplying fairly5 Jun: supplying adequately6 Jun: supplying fairly7 Jun: supplying fairly8 Jun: supplying fairly9 Jun: supplying fairly10 Jun: supplying fairly11 Jun: supplying fairly12 Jun: poor pressure in places13 Jun: poor pressure in places14 Jun: poor pressure in places15 Jun: poor pressure in places16 Jun: poor pressure in places17 Jun: poor pressure in places18 Jun: poor pressure in places19 Jun: poor pressure in places20 Jun: poor pressure in places21 Jun: poor pressure in places22 Jun: poor pressure in places23 Jun: poor pressure in places24 Jun: poor pressure in places25 Jun: poor pressure in places26 Jun: poor pressure in places27 Jun: poor pressure in places28 Jun: poor pressure in places29 Jun: poor pressure in places30 Jun: no report0
Jul1 Jul: poor pressure in places2 Jul: poor pressure in places3 Jul: poor pressure in places4 Jul: no report5 Jul: poor pressure in places6 Jul: poor pressure in places7 Jul: poor pressure in places8 Jul: poor pressure in places9 Jul: poor pressure in places10 Jul: poor pressure in places11 Jul: poor pressure in places12 Jul: poor pressure in places13 Jul: poor pressure in places14 Jul: poor pressure in places15 Jul: poor pressure in places16 Jul: poor pressure in places17 Jul: poor pressure in places18 Jul: critically low19 Jul: poor pressure in places20 Jul: supplying fairly21 Jul: supplying fairly22 Jul: supplying fairly23 Jul: supplying fairly24 Jul: supplying fairly25 Jul: supplying fairly26 Jul: no report27 Jul: supplying fairly28 Jul: supplying fairly29 Jul: supplying fairly30 Jul: poor pressure in places31 Jul: supplying fairly1
Aug1 Aug: no report2 Aug: supplying fairly3 Aug: supplying fairly4 Aug: supplying fairly5 Aug: supplying fairly6 Aug: supplying fairly7 Aug: supplying fairly8 Aug: supplying fairly9 Aug: no report10 Aug: no report11 Aug: supplying fairly12 Aug: supplying fairly13 Aug: supplying fairly14 Aug: supplying fairly15 Aug: no report16 Aug: no report17 Aug: supplying fairly18 Aug: supplying fairly19 Aug: supplying fairly20 Aug: supplying fairly21 Aug: supplying fairly22 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: supplying fairly0
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: poor pressure in places10 Sep: supplying fairly11 Sep: poor pressure in places12 Sep: no report13 Sep: no report14 Sep: poor pressure in places15 Sep: poor pressure in places16 Sep: poor pressure in places17 Sep: poor pressure in places18 Sep: poor pressure in places19 Sep: no report20 Sep: no report21 Sep: poor pressure in places22 Sep: poor pressure in places23 Sep: supplying fairly24 Sep: no report25 Sep: supplying fairly26 Sep: no report27 Sep: no report28 Sep: supplying fairly29 Sep: supplying fairly0

Crown Gardens Reservoir

In 2026 so far: 12 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 adequately8 Mar: supplying adequately9 Mar: supplying adequately10 Mar: no report11 Mar: supplying adequately12 Mar: supplying adequately13 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: 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 fairly18 Apr: supplying fairly19 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: no report22 May: no report23 May: low24 May: no report25 May: no report26 May: low27 May: no report28 May: no report29 May: no report30 May: no report31 May: no report0
Jun1 Jun: no report2 Jun: no report3 Jun: supplying adequately4 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: supplying fairly14 Jun: supplying fairly15 Jun: critically low16 Jun: supplying fairly17 Jun: supplying adequately18 Jun: supplying adequately19 Jun: supplying adequately20 Jun: supplying adequately21 Jun: supplying adequately22 Jun: supplying adequately23 Jun: supplying fairly24 Jun: supplying adequately25 Jun: supplying adequately26 Jun: supplying adequately27 Jun: supplying fairly28 Jun: supplying fairly29 Jun: supplying fairly30 Jun: supplying adequately1
Jul1 Jul: critically low2 Jul: critically low3 Jul: poor pressure to no water4 Jul: poor pressure to no water5 Jul: supplying fairly6 Jul: supplying adequately7 Jul: supplying fairly8 Jul: supplying adequately9 Jul: supplying adequately10 Jul: supplying fairly11 Jul: supplying fairly12 Jul: supplying adequately13 Jul: supplying adequately14 Jul: supplying fairly15 Jul: supplying fairly16 Jul: supplying adequately17 Jul: low18 Jul: supplying adequately19 Jul: supplying adequately20 Jul: supplying fairly21 Jul: supplying fairly22 Jul: supplying fairly23 Jul: supplying adequately24 Jul: supplying fairly25 Jul: no report26 Jul: no report27 Jul: no report28 Jul: no report29 Jul: no report30 Jul: no report31 Jul: no report4
AugNo JW boards, Aug 2025 to Jan 2026
2026
Feb1 Feb: supplying fairly2 Feb: low3 Feb: supplying fairly4 Feb: supplying fairly5 Feb: no report6 Feb: no report7 Feb: supplying fairly8 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: critically low12 Mar: no report13 Mar: critically low14 Mar: critically low15 Mar: supplying fairly16 Mar: low17 Mar: supplying fairly18 Mar: low19 Mar: supplying fairly20 Mar: supplying fairly21 Mar: supplying fairly22 Mar: supplying fairly23 Mar: supplying fairly24 Mar: supplying fairly25 Mar: supplying fairly26 Mar: supplying fairly27 Mar: supplying fairly28 Mar: low29 Mar: low30 Mar: low31 Mar: low3
Apr1 Apr: low2 Apr: low3 Apr: low4 Apr: low5 Apr: no report6 Apr: supplying adequately7 Apr: low8 Apr: low9 Apr: supplying adequately10 Apr: supplying adequately11 Apr: low12 Apr: supplying fairly13 Apr: supplying adequately14 Apr: supplying adequately15 Apr: supplying adequately16 Apr: supplying adequately17 Apr: supplying fairly18 Apr: low19 Apr: supplying fairly20 Apr: supplying fairly21 Apr: supplying fairly22 Apr: supplying adequately23 Apr: supplying fairly24 Apr: supplying fairly25 Apr: supplying fairly26 Apr: supplying fairly27 Apr: supplying adequately28 Apr: supplying fairly29 Apr: supplying adequately30 Apr: supplying fairly0
May1 May: supplying fairly2 May: supplying fairly3 May: supplying fairly4 May: supplying adequately5 May: supplying adequately6 May: overnight closure7 May: supplying adequately8 May: supplying fairly9 May: overnight closure10 May: supplying fairly11 May: overnight closure12 May: no report13 May: supplying adequately14 May: supplying fairly15 May: supplying adequately16 May: supplying adequately17 May: supplying fairly18 May: supplying fairly19 May: supplying fairly20 May: supplying fairly21 May: supplying fairly22 May: supplying adequately23 May: supplying fairly24 May: supplying adequately25 May: overnight closure26 May: supplying adequately27 May: supplying fairly28 May: supplying fairly29 May: supplying fairly30 May: poor pressure to no water31 May: overnight closure1
Jun1 Jun: poor pressure to no water2 Jun: low3 Jun: low4 Jun: critically low5 Jun: critically low6 Jun: warning: no water may occur7 Jun: warning: no water may occur8 Jun: supplying fairly9 Jun: supplying fairly10 Jun: low11 Jun: low12 Jun: supplying fairly13 Jun: supplying fairly14 Jun: supplying adequately15 Jun: supplying fairly16 Jun: supplying fairly17 Jun: supplying fairly18 Jun: supplying fairly19 Jun: supplying fairly20 Jun: supplying fairly21 Jun: supplying fairly22 Jun: supplying adequately23 Jun: supplying adequately24 Jun: supplying fairly25 Jun: supplying fairly26 Jun: supplying fairly27 Jun: supplying fairly28 Jun: supplying fairly29 Jun: supplying fairly30 Jun: no report3
Jul1 Jul: supplying fairly2 Jul: supplying fairly3 Jul: supplying fairly4 Jul: no report5 Jul: supplying fairly6 Jul: supplying adequately7 Jul: supplying fairly8 Jul: supplying fairly9 Jul: supplying fairly10 Jul: supplying fairly11 Jul: supplying fairly12 Jul: supplying fairly13 Jul: supplying fairly14 Jul: supplying fairly15 Jul: supplying fairly16 Jul: critically low17 Jul: critically low18 Jul: critically low19 Jul: critically low20 Jul: supplying fairly21 Jul: supplying fairly22 Jul: supplying fairly23 Jul: supplying fairly24 Jul: low25 Jul: supplying fairly26 Jul: no report27 Jul: supplying fairly28 Jul: supplying adequately29 Jul: supplying fairly30 Jul: supplying adequately31 Jul: supplying adequately4
Aug1 Aug: no report2 Aug: supplying fairly3 Aug: supplying adequately4 Aug: supplying fairly5 Aug: supplying adequately6 Aug: supplying adequately7 Aug: supplying fairly8 Aug: supplying fairly9 Aug: no report10 Aug: no report11 Aug: supplying fairly12 Aug: supplying fairly13 Aug: supplying fairly14 Aug: low15 Aug: no report16 Aug: no report17 Aug: supplying fairly18 Aug: supplying fairly19 Aug: supplying fairly20 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: supplying fairly0
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: supplying fairly10 Sep: supplying fairly11 Sep: supplying adequately12 Sep: no report13 Sep: no report14 Sep: poor pressure to no water15 Sep: low16 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 fairly29 Sep: overnight closure1
  • 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 Southdale's 2 supplies short of water on 12 days”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/suburb/southdale#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
Forest Hill TowerMarch 20251829000000
Forest Hill TowerApril 20251330000000
Forest Hill TowerMay 20251331200100
Forest Hill TowerJune 202528302700010
Forest Hill TowerJuly 202524311840200
Forest Hill TowerAugust 2025031000000
Forest Hill TowerSeptember 2025030000000
Forest Hill TowerOctober 2025031000000
Forest Hill TowerNovember 2025030000000
Forest Hill TowerDecember 2025031000000
Forest Hill TowerJanuary 2026031000000
Forest Hill TowerFebruary 2026628600000
Forest Hill TowerMarch 202620312000000
Forest Hill TowerApril 202629302900000
Forest Hill TowerMay 202630312910000
Forest Hill TowerJune 2026293011180000
Forest Hill TowerJuly 2026293110180010
Forest Hill TowerAugust 202622312200000
Forest Hill TowerSeptember 202620291190000
Crown Gardens ReservoirMarch 202518291800000
Crown Gardens ReservoirApril 202513301300000
Crown Gardens ReservoirMay 202512311020000
Crown Gardens ReservoirJune 202528302700010
Crown Gardens ReservoirJuly 202524311910220
Crown Gardens ReservoirAugust 2025031000000
Crown Gardens ReservoirSeptember 2025030000000
Crown Gardens ReservoirOctober 2025031000000
Crown Gardens ReservoirNovember 2025030000000
Crown Gardens ReservoirDecember 2025031000000
Crown Gardens ReservoirJanuary 2026031000000
Crown Gardens ReservoirFebruary 2026628420000
Crown Gardens ReservoirMarch 202620311160030
Crown Gardens ReservoirApril 202629302180000
Crown Gardens ReservoirMay 202630312400105
Crown Gardens ReservoirJune 202629302042120
Crown Gardens ReservoirJuly 202629312410040
Crown Gardens ReservoirAugust 202622312110000
Crown Gardens ReservoirSeptember 202620291710101

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. Forest Hill Tower was supplying fairly. Crown Gardens Reservoir closed overnight on purpose. This year Crown Gardens Reservoir was short of water on 12 of the 185 days JW reported it. A typical reservoir or tower in the city had 4 such days. On Crown Gardens Reservoir, half of its last 7 outages were over within 2.9 days; the longest since March 2025 lasted 3.8 days. No JW notice we have read names Crown Gardens Reservoir. None of the 12 passed end dates on its page was met.

Latest JW report

Forest Hill Tower, 29 September 2026: supplying fairly at 20:30, on bypass (JW: “On bypass, 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 ↗

Crown Gardens Reservoir, 29 September 2026: closed overnight on purpose at 20:30 (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 ↗

“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 Southdale gets its water

Southdale draws on two supplies at once: Crown Gardens Reservoir and Forest Hill Tower. JW does not say which street each one reaches.

SupplySystemHow JW links it to Southdale
Crown Gardens ReservoirCentralListed on JW's pages, as Southdale, Southdale Ext.1, Southdale Ext.2. Source 1 ↗ Source 2 ↗
Forest Hill TowerCentralOn JW's list of towers, June 2024, as Southdale Ext.2. Source 1 ↗

Outages

JW reported 11 outages on Southdale's supplies since March 2025. The longest lasted 3.8 days. Every outage, with how long it lasted: Crown Gardens Reservoir and Forest Hill Tower.

JW's end dates

JW posted 17 notices with an end date that list a suburb or system Southdale'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 12 end times that have passed. Each end date against what happened: Crown Gardens Reservoir and Forest Hill Tower.

Under strain

In 2026 so far, Southdale had 37 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. Southdale 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.