Water SA is the WRC’s accredited scientific journal which contains original research articles and review articles on all aspects of water science, technology, engineering and policy. Water SA has been in publication since 1975 and includes articles from both local and international authors. The journal is issued quarterly (January, April, July, October).
Water SA is now published at www.watersa.net – please visit this site for all issues from Volume 44 (2018) onward.  To find articles from Volumes 1 (1975) to 43 (2017) use the WRC Knowledge Hub search function. Articles from 1975–1997 are available as scanned PDF files and from 1998 onward as searchable PDF files.
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2019 Impact Factor – 1.094; 2019 5-year Impact Factor – 1.206
2018 Impact Factor – 0.896; 2018 5-year Impact Factor – 1.098
2017 Impact Factor – 0.783; 2017 5-year Impact Factor – 1.077
2016 Impact Factor – 0.958; 2016 5-year Impact Factor – 1.116
2015 Impact Factor – 0.851; 2015 5-year Impact Factor – 1.052
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Arsenic, chromium, copper, iron, manganese, lead, selenium and zinc in the tissues of the largemouth yellowfish, Labeobarbus kimberleyensis (Gilchrist and Thompson, 1913), from the Vaal Dam, South Africa, and associated consumption risks
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/10/29
Author: Gilbert BM; Avenant-Oldewage A
Application of probabilistic precipitation forecasts from a deterministic model towards increasing the lead-time of flash flood forecasts in South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/10/29
Author: Poolman E; Rautenbach H; Vogel C
A survey of Cr(VI) contamination of surface water in the proximity of ferrochromium smelters in South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/10/29
Author: Loock MM; Beukes JP; Van Zyl PG
SHORT COMMUNICATION: A scientometric examination of the performance of water research in South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/10/21
Author: Jacobs IM; Pouris A; Naidoo D
Nutrient characterisation of river inflow into the estuaries of the Gouritz Water Management Area, South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/10/21
Author: Lemley DA; Taljaard S; Adams JB; Strydom N
Improved waste-activated sludge dewatering using sludge/oil emulsion, ultrasonic and microwave technologies
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/10/21
Author: Kim S; Kim J; Chung J
Future hydropower production in the Lower Zambezi under possible climate change influence
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/10/21
Author: Stanzel P; Kling H
Filament identification and dominance of Eikelboom Type 0092 in activated sludge from wastewater treatment facilities in Cape Town, South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/10/21
Author: Welz PJ; Esterhuysen A; Vulindlu M; Bezuidenhout C
Assessing the performance of urban water utilities in Mozambique using a water utility performance index
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/10/21
Author: Gallego-Ayala J; dos Santos Dimene C; Munhequete A; Amos R
Application of nano zinc oxide (nZnO) for the removal of triphenyltin chloride (TPT) from dockyard wastewater
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/10/21
Author: Ayanda OS; Fatoki OS; Adekola FA; Petrik LF; Ximba BJ
Synthesis of bulk ion-imprinted polymers (IIPs) embedded with oleic acid coated Fe3O4 for selective extraction of hexavalent uranium
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/09/18
Author: Tavengwa NT; Cukrowska E; Chimuka L
SST prediction methodologies and verification considerations for dynamical mid-summer rainfall forecasts for South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/09/18
Author: Landman WA; Beraki A; DeWitt D; L├Âtter D
SHORT COMMUNICATION: Diatoms as indicators of historical water quality: A comparison of samples taken in the Wemmershoek catchment (Western Province, South Africa) in 1960 and 2008
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/09/18
Author: Harding WR; Taylor JC
Rainfall intensity effects on crusting and mode of seedling emergence in some quartz-dominated South African soils
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/09/18
Author: Nciizah AD; Wakindiki IIC
Human health risk assessment for silver catfish Schilbe intermedius Rüppell, 1832, from two impoundments in the Olifants River, Limpopo, South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/09/18
Author: Addo-Bediako A; Marr SM; Jooste A; Luus-Powell W
Analytical solutions for the recovery tests after constant-discharge tests in confined aquifers
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/09/18
Author: Atangana A
A feasibility study of in-line rheological characterisation of a wastewater sludge using ultrasound technology
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/09/18
Author: Kotz├® R; Haldenwang R; Fester V; R├Âssle W
Treatment of landfill leachate: Removal of ammonia by struvite formation
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/07/23
Author: Camargo CC; Guimarães JR; Tonetti AL
Treatability of South African surface waters by enhanced coagulation
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/07/23
Author: Lobanga KP; Haarhoff J; Van Staden SJ
The application and testing of diatom-based indices of stream water quality in Chinhoyi Town, Zimbabwe
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/07/23
Author: Bere T; Mangadze T; Mwedzi T
Revision of regional maximum flood (RMF) estimation in Namibia
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/07/23
Author: Cloete GC; Basson GR; Sinske SA
Is the Revitalisation of Smallholder Irrigation Schemes (RESIS) programme in South Africa a viable option for smallholder irrigation development?
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/07/23
Author: Maepa MA; Makombe G; Kanjere M
Improving navigability on the Kromme River Estuary: A choice experiment application
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/07/23
Author: Lee DE; Hosking SG; Du Preez M
Effects of system parameters and inorganic salts on the photodecolourisation of textile dye Reactive Blue 19 by UV/H2O2 process
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/07/23
Author: Radovi? MD; Mitrovi? JZ; Boji? DV; Antonijevi? MD; Kosti? MM; Bao┼Ãi? RM; Boji? AL
Effective bioreduction of hexavalent chromium–contaminated water in fixed-film bioreactors
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/07/23
Author: Williams PJ; Botes E; Maleke MM; Ojo A; DeFlaun MF; Howell J; Borch R; Jordan R; Van Heerden E
Downstream flow top width prediction in a river system
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/07/23
Author: Choudhury P; Ullah N
Determining hydraulic parameters of a karst aquifer using unique historical data from large-scale dewatering by deep level mining – a case study from South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/07/23
Author: Schrader A; Erasmus E; Winde F
Acid mine water neutralisation with ammonium hydroxide and desalination with barium hydroxide
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/07/23
Author: Maila MD; Maree JP; Cele LM
TECHNICAL NOTE: A hydraulic test device for free-flowing artesian boreholes with a case study in Table Mountain Group (TMG) aquifers, South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/07/11
Author: Sun X; Xu Y
Seasonal rainfall predictability over the Lake Kariba catchment area
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/07/11
Author: Muchuru S; Landman WA; DeWitt D; L├Âtter D
Farmers` satisfaction with the performance of the Mooi River Irrigation Scheme, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/07/11
Author: Gomo T; Mudhara M; Senzanje A
Colonisation and community structure of benthic diatoms on artificial substrates following a major flood event: A case of the Kowie River (Eastern Cape, South Africa)
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/07/11
Author: Dalu T; Froneman PW; Chari LD; Richoux NB
Changes in rainfall pattern in the eastern Karoo, South Africa, over the past 123 years
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/07/11
Author: Du Toit JCO; O'Connor TG
TECHNICAL NOTE: Speeding up stochastic analysis of bulk water supply systems using a compression heuristic
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/06/02
Author: Chang C-C; Van Zyl JE
Quality assessment and primary uses of harvested rainwater in Kleinmond, South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/06/02
Author: Dobrowksy PH; Mannel D; De Kwaadsteniet M; Prozesky H; Khan W; Cloete TE
Investigating the temporal trends in PAH, PCB and OCP concentrations in Hartbeespoort Dam, South Africa, using semipermeable membrane devices (SPMDs)
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/06/02
Author: Amdany R; Chimuka L; Cukrowska E; Kuku?ka P; Kohoutek J; Vrana B
Determination of naproxen, ibuprofen and triclosan in wastewater using the polar organic chemical integrative sampler (POCIS): A laboratory calibration and field application
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/06/02
Author: Amdany R; Chimuka L; Cukrowska E
Determination and distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in rivers, surface runoff, and sediments in and around Thohoyandou, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/06/02
Author: Nekhavhambe TJ; Van Ree T; Fatoki OS
Water quality of Flag Boshielo Dam, Olifants River, South Africa: Historical trends and the impact of drought
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2014/04/03
Author: Dabrowski J; Oberholster PJ; Dabrowski JM
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