Ward 73
One of Johannesburg's 135 wards, as the Municipal Demarcation Board drew them for the local government election on 4 November 2026. Below are its suburbs and what Johannesburg Water (JW) reported for the reservoirs and towers that supply them.
Suburbs
12 suburbs in Ward 73. Those marked (part) lie only partly in the ward.
- Fairwood
- Fellside
- Houghton Estate (part)
- Killarney (part)
- Klipfontein 12-Ir
- Mountain View
- Norwood
- Oaklands
- Orange Grove (part)
- Orchards (part)
- Riviera
- Victoria
We have not found which reservoir or tower supplies Klipfontein 12-Ir. It is a name on the City of Johannesburg's suburb map that we do not track, so it has no page here.
How we place a suburb in a ward: we lay the Municipal Demarcation Board's ward boundaries over the City of Johannesburg's suburb map. A suburb is listed when at least a quarter of it lies in the ward, or when it makes up at least a tenth of the ward. A suburb split by a ward line may be supplied differently in the part outside the ward.
Supplies
The 4 supplies JW links to these suburbs, with the last status JW reported for each. A supply is a reservoir, tower or pump station that JW reports on. Most suburbs draw on more than one.
Live updates during the day: Johannesburg Water ↗ and OurPower ↗. This page keeps the history.
Linksfield Reservoir
Supplies Fairwood, Fellside, Houghton Estate, Norwood, Oaklands, Orange Grove, Orchards and Victoria in this ward.
JW reported supplying fairly on 2 November 2026 at 10:55. The board read “Supplying fairly.” JW put it on its website 2 November 2026 at 11:01. JW's page for this board ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗
Parktown 1 Reservoir
Supplies Fairwood, Fellside, Houghton Estate, Norwood, Oaklands, Orange Grove, Orchards and Victoria in this ward.
JW has not reported this supply on any status board we have read.
Yeoville Reservoir
Supplies Fairwood, Fellside, Houghton Estate, Killarney, Mountain View and Orange Grove in this ward.
JW reported supplying adequately on 2 November 2026 at 11:35. The board read “Supplying adequately”. JW put it on its website 2 November 2026 at 11:35. JW's page for this board ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗
Parktown 2 Reservoir
Supplies Houghton Estate, Killarney, Oaklands and Riviera in this ward.
JW reported low on 2 November 2026 at 11:35. The board read “Supplying fairly but low”. JW put it on its website 2 November 2026 at 11:35. JW's page for this board ↗ · JW's image of the board ↗
Ward boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board, 2026. Suburb map: City of Johannesburg. Supplies: JW's reservoir pages and notices. Statuses: JW's System Update boards.
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.