Roodepoort system

The 9 reservoirs, towers and pump stations Johannesburg Water (JW) lists in its Roodepoort system, with the last status JW reported for each. JW's page for the system ↗

Live updates during the day: Johannesburg Water ↗ and OurPower ↗. This page keeps the history.

On 29 September 2026, JW reported 2 of the 9 supplies in the Roodepoort system short of water

Where the water comes from, top to bottom, and what JW reported for each part on 29 September 2026. A suburb draws on every supply listed at once; JW does not say which street each one reaches.

Showing 29 September 2026, the last day in the record.

Bulk supply

Eikenhof Pump Station (Rand Water)

JW's boards carry no status for Rand Water's stations.

Feeds the Roodepoort system: stated by JW source ↗

System

Roodepoort system

JW reported 2 of 9 supplies in it short of water.

Fed from Eikenhof Pump Station (Rand Water): stated by JW source ↗

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 29 September 2026, JW reported 2 of the 9 supplies in the Roodepoort system short of water”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/system/roodepoort#fig-chain

The data as a table

Part	What it is	Feeds	How we know	On 29 September 2026
Eikenhof Pump Station (Rand Water)	Rand Water station	the Roodepoort system	stated by JW	No JW status for it
Roodepoort system	System		JW's system page	2 of 9 supplies short of water; 0 with no report

JW reported 7 of 9 supplies in the Roodepoort system short of water at least once in 90 days

One row per supply, one column per day, 2 July 2026 to 29 September 2026, grouped by JW's systems. A blank day had no JW report. 609 supply-days with a 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). “JW reported 7 of 9 supplies in the Roodepoort system short of water at least once in 90 days”. Data release 2026-09-29-318d9dca. https://watersearch.co.za/system/roodepoort#fig-strip

The data as a table

Supply	System	Days reported	Days short of water
Constantia Tower	Roodepoort system	69	4
Fleurhof Reservoir	Roodepoort system	58	0
Florida North Tower	Roodepoort system	69	6
Helderkruin Reservoir	Roodepoort system	69	4
Helderkruin Tower	Roodepoort system	69	7
Horizon Tower	Roodepoort system	69	4
Robertville Reservoir	Roodepoort system	69	0
Witpoortjie Reservoir	Roodepoort system	69	2
Witpoortjie Tower	Roodepoort system	68	5

How often JW's boards announced a scheduled overnight closure for the Roodepoort system, out of the statuses printed under its heading: 2025, 0% (0 of 1); 2026 so far, 4% (119 of 2982). We count these closures apart, never as outages.

Suburbs these supplies serve

The 40 suburbs JW links to a supply in its Roodepoort system. Each page shows what JW reported for that suburb's own supplies.

What JW's boards cannot tell you

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.

Roodepoort system

On 29 September 2026, JW reported 2 of the 9 supplies in the Roodepoort system short of water

JW reported 7 of 9 supplies in the Roodepoort system short of water at least once in 90 days

Latest JW report for each supply

Suburbs these supplies serve

What JW's boards cannot tell you