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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Water SA is an open access journal and all content is available without charge to the user. The content of this journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence. Users are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal under the terms of this Licence, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. The publisher’s version of the article may be archived in an online repository, by the author or any other user.

 

Science Citation Index Impact Factor
2020 Impact Factor – 1.247; 2020 5-year Impact Factor –1.589

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
2014 Impact Factor – 0.640; 2014 5-year Impact Factor – 0.962
2013 Impact Factor – 0.809; 2013 5-year Impact Factor – 0.993

 

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Scenarios for the South African Water Sector in 2025

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2013/01/24

Author: Claassen M; Funke N; Nienaber S

REVIEW: Freshwater conservation planning in South Africa: milestones to date and catalysts for implementation

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2013/01/24

Author: Roux DJ; Nel JL

Pedological criteria for estimating the importance of subsurface lateral flow in E horizons in South African soils

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2013/01/24

Author: Van Tol JJ; Hensley M; Le Roux PAL

Market dynamics as a driver towards the evolution of research needs: the case of up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket seeding granules

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2013/01/24

Author: Musee N; Lorenzen L

Infrasonic backpulsed membrane cleaning of micro- and ultrafiltration membranes fouled with alumina and yeast

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2013/01/24

Author: Shugman EM; Aldrich C; Sanderson RD; McLachlan DS

First results on bathymetry, stratification and physicochemical limnology of a small tropical African reservoir (Malilangwe, Zimbabwe)

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2013/01/24

Author: Dalu T; Thackeray Z; Leuci R; Clegg B; Chari LD; Nhiwatiwa T

Evaluating 5 and 8 pH-point titrations for measuring VFA in full-scale primary sludge hydrolysate

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2013/01/24

Author: Hey T; Sandstr├Âm D; Ibrahim V; J├Ânsson K

Epipelic diatoms in the estuaries of South Africa

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2013/01/24

Author: Bate GC; Smailes PA; Adams JB

Electrocatalytic performance of PbO2 films in the degradation of dimethoate insecticide

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2013/01/24

Author: Dridi Gargouri O; Samet Y; Abdelh├®di R

Development of a customised design flood estimation tool to estimate floods in gauged and ungauged catchments

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2013/01/24

Author: Gericke OJ; Du Plessis JA

Association between physical and geochemical characteristics of thermal springs and algal diversity in Limpopo Province, South Africa

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2013/01/24

Author: Jonker CZ; Van Ginkel C; Olivier J

A rapid method for determining chlorobenzenes in dam water systems

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2013/01/24

Author: Moodley KG; Chetty DK; Ramphal SR; Gericke G

Water SA Volume 38 (2012) Index

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2013/01/24

Author: Sherwill T

Vulnerability of wastewater infrastructure of coastal cities to sea level rise: A South African case study

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2012/10/23

Author: Friedrich E; Kretzinger D

Using multivariate statistical analysis to assess changes in water chemistry in sections of the Vaal Dam catchment between 1991 and 2008

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2012/10/23

Author: Bird TL; Scholes MC

The performance of plant species in removing nutrients from stormwater in biofiltration systems in Cape Town

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2012/10/23

Author: Milandri SG; Winter KJ; Chimphango SBM; Armitage NP; Mbui DN; Jackson GE; Liebau V

The distribution of inherent phosphorus in fifteen water treatment residues from South Africa

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2012/10/23

Author: Norris M; Titshall LW

TECHNICAL NOTE: Reduction of Langelier index of cooling water by electrolytic treatment with stainless steel electrode

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2012/10/23

Author: Rungvavmanee R; Phalakornkule C

TECHNICAL NOTE: Guide to groundwater monitoring for the coal industry

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2012/10/23

Author: Barnes MR; Vermeulen PD

Sorptive removal of ciprofloxacin hydrochloride from simulated wastewater using sawdust: Kinetic study and effect of pH

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2012/10/23

Author: Bajpai SK; Bajpai M; Rai N

SHORT COMMUNICATION: Use of calcium sulphate dihydrate (CaSO4•2H2O) as an alternative to the conventional use of aluminium sulphate in the primary treatment of wastewater

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2012/10/23

Author: Vázquez-Almazán MC; Ventura E; Rico E; Rodríguez-García ME

SHORT COMMUNICATION: Rapid in vitro tests to determine the toxicity of raw wastewater and treated sewage effluents

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2012/10/23

Author: Hendricks R; Pool EJ

SHORT COMMUNICATION: Isolation and identification of bacterial pollutants from the Berg and Plankenburg Rivers in the Western Cape, South Africa

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2012/10/23

Author: Paulse AN; Jackson VA; Khan S; Khan W

SHORT COMMUNICATION: Dairy farm borehole water quality in the greater Mangaung region of the Free State Province, South Africa

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2012/10/23

Author: Esterhuizen L; Fossey A; Lues JFR

Seasonal variations of water and sediment quality parameters in endorheic reed pans on the Mpumalanga Highveld

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2012/10/23

Author: De Klerk AR; De Klerk LP; Chamier J; Wepener V

Rainy season characteristics of the Free State Province of South Africa with reference to rain-fed maize production

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2012/10/23

Author: Moeletsi ME; Walker S

Point-of-use water purification using clay pot water filters and copper mesh

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2012/10/23

Author: Varkey AJ; Dlamini MD

Photocatalytic degradation of geosmin: Reaction pathway analysis

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2012/10/23

Author: Bamuza-Pemu EE; Chirwa EMN

Natural organic matter (NOM) in South African waters: NOM characterisation using combined assessment techniques

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2012/10/23

Author: Nkambule TI; Krause RWM; Haarhoff J; Mamba BB

Fluoride concentrations in groundwater and impact on human health in Siloam Village, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2012/10/23

Author: Odiyo JO; Makungo R

Field testing of polymeric mesh and ash-based ceramic membranes in a membrane bioreactor (MBR) for decentralised sewage treatment

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2012/10/23

Author: Tewari PK; Singh RK; Batra VS; Balakrishnan M

COMMENT ON: Funke and Nienaber S (2012) Promoting uptake and use of conservation science in South Africa by government (Water SA 38 (1) 105-113)

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2012/10/23

Author: Ngcobo M; Mlambo MC

Characteristics of local groundwater recharge cycles in South African semi-arid hard rock terrains: Rainfall–groundwater interaction

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2012/10/23

Author: Van Wyk E; van Tonder GJ; Vermeulen D

Assessment of in-situ abundance dynamics of enterobacteria and total heterotrophic aerobic bacteria in groundwater in the equatorial region of Central Africa

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2012/10/23

Author: Nola M; Eheth JS; Nougang ME; Moungang ML; Ewoti OVN; Krier F; Chihib N-E; Servais P; Hornez J-P; Njin├® T

An evaluation of the Contractor Development Model of Working for Water

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2012/10/23

Author: Coetzer A; Louw J

Aerobic biotransformation of 2, 4, 6–trichlorophenol by Penicillium chrysogenum in aqueous batch culture: Degradation and residual phytotoxicity

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2012/10/23

Author: Aranciaga N; Durruty I; González JF; Wolski EA

A socio-economic impact assessment of a project to identify and implement best management practices at the Zanyokwe Irrigation Scheme at farm level

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2012/10/23

Author: Tshuma MC; Monde N

A short-range weather prediction system for South Africa based on a multi-model approach

Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript

Published Date: 2012/10/23

Author: Landman S; Engelbrecht FA; Engelbrecht CJ; Dyson LL; Landman WA

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