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
2014 Impact Factor – 0.640; 2014 5-year Impact Factor – 0.962
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Cr(VI) generation during sample preparation of solid samples – A chromite ore case study
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/01/28
Author: Glastonbury RI; Van der Merwe W; Beukes JP; Van Zyl PG; Lachmann G; Steenkamp CJH; Dawson NF; Stewart HM
Characterisation of rainfall at a semi-arid ecotope in the Limpopo Province (South Africa) and its implications for sustainable crop production
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/01/28
Author: Mzezewa J; Misi T; Van Rensburg LD
A falling-head procedure for the measurement of filter media sphericity
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/01/28
Author: Haarhoff J; Vessal A
A comparison of five extraction methods for extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) from biofilm by using three-dimensional excitation-emission matrix (3DEEM) fluorescence spectroscopy
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2010/01/28
Author: Pan X; Liu J; Zhang D; Chen X; Li L; Song W; Yang J
Who uses the fishery resources in South Africa’s largest impoundment? Characterising subsistence and recreational fishing sectors on Lake Gariep
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2009/10/23
Author: Ellender BR; Weyl OLF; Winker H
The simple modelling method for storm- and grey-water quality management applied to Alexandra settlement
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2009/10/23
Author: Owusu-Asante Y; Ndiritu J
The influence of land use on water quality and diatom community structures in urban and agriculturally stressed rivers
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2009/10/23
Author: Walsh G; Wepener V
REVIEW – Wetlands and invertebrate disease hosts: Are we asking for trouble?
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2009/10/23
Author: Malan HL; Appleton CC; Day L; Dini J
REVIEW – Review of commonly used remote sensing and ground-based technologies to measure plant water stress
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2009/10/23
Author: Govender M; Dye PJ; Weiersbye IM; Witkowski ETF; Ahmed F
REVIEW – Nitrosamines: A review on their prevalence as emerging pollutants and potential remediation options
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2009/10/23
Author: Mhlongo SH; Mamba BB; Krause RW
Quantifying rainfall-runoff relationships on the Melkassa Hypo Calcic Regosol ecotope in Ethiopia
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2009/10/23
Author: Welderufael WA; Le Roux PAL; Hensley M
Nitrate-nitrogen removal with small-scale reverse osmosis, electrodialysis and ion-exchange units in rural areas
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2009/10/23
Author: Schoeman JJ
Morphological abnormalities of diatom silica walls in relation to heavy metal contamination and artificial growth conditions
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2009/10/23
Author: Falasco E; Bona F; Ginepro M; HlúbikovÅ D; Hoffmann L; Ector L
Is there a role for traditional governance systems in South Africa’s new water management regime?
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2009/10/23
Author: Kapfudzaruwa F; Sowman M
Is Groenvlei really fed by groundwater discharged from the Table Mountain Group (TMG) Aquifer?
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2009/10/23
Author: Parsons R
Heavy daily-rainfall characteristics over the Gauteng Province
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2009/10/23
Author: Dyson LL
Has monitoring failed the Olifants River, Mpumalanga?
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2009/10/23
Author: De Villiers S; Mkwelo ST
Evaluation of potential changes in hydrologically relevant statistics of rainfall in Southern Africa under conditions of climate change
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2009/10/23
Author: Lumsden TG; Schulze RE; Hewitson BC
Evaluation of modifications to a physicochemical method for determination of readily biodegradable COD
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2009/10/23
Author: Escalas-Ca├▒ellas A; Ortiz-Balderas MA; Barajas-L├│pez MG
Distribution and habitats of Melanoides tuberculata (Müller, 1774) and M. victoriae (Dohrn, 1865) (Mollusca: Prosobranchia: Thiaridae) in South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2009/10/23
Author: De Kock KN; Wolmarans CT
Cyclodextrin-ionic liquid polyurethanes for application in drinking water treatment
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2009/10/23
Author: Malefetse TJ; Mamba BB; Krause RW; Mahlambi MM
Conveyance estimation in channels with emergent bank vegetation
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2009/10/23
Author: Hirschowitz PM; James CS
Comparison of GRACE with in situ hydrological measurement data shows storage depletion in Hai River basin, Northern China
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2009/10/23
Author: Moiwo JP; Yang Y; Li H; Han S; Hu Y
Biological sulphate reduction with primary sewage sludge in an upflow anaerobic sludge bed (UASB) reactor – Part 4: Bed settling characteristics
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2009/10/23
Author: Poinapen J; Ekama GA; Wentzel MC
Biological sulphate reduction with primary sewage sludge in an upflow anaerobic sludge bed (UASB) reactor – Part 3: Performance at 20°C and 35°C
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2009/10/23
Author: Poinapen J; Ekama GA; Wentzel MC
Biological sulphate reduction with primary sewage sludge in an upflow anaerobic sludge bed (UASB) reactor – Part 2: Modification of simple wet chemistry analytical procedures to achieve COD and S mass balances
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2009/10/23
Author: Poinapen J; Ekama GA; Wentzel MC
Biological sulphate reduction with primary sewage sludge in an upflow anaerobic sludge bed (UASB) reactor – Part 1: Feasibility study
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2009/10/23
Author: Poinapen J; Wentzel MC; Ekama GA
Analogous simulation of nutrient transformation processes in stream sediments
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2009/10/23
Author: Todorova Y; Belev R; Topalova Y; Ribarova I
A detailed analysis of evolution of water rights in South Africa: An account of three and a half centuries from 1652 AD to present
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2009/10/23
Author: Tewari DD
The impact of water scarcity on economic development initiatives
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2009/07/30
Author: Blignaut J; van Heerden J
Survey of disinfection efficiency of small drinking water treatment plants: Challenges facing small water treatment plants in South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2009/07/30
Author: Momba MNB; Obi CL; Thompson P
Simulation of a wastewater treatment plant receiving industrial effluents
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2009/07/30
Author: Mhlanga FT; Brouckaert CJ; Foxon KM; Fennemore C; Mzulwini D; Buckley CA
Recent blooms of the dinoflagellate Ceratium in Albert Falls Dam (KZN): History, causes, spatial features and impacts on a reservoir ecosystem and its zooplankton
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2009/07/30
Author: Hart RC; Wragg PD
Projected future runoff of the Breede River under climate change
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2009/07/30
Author: Steynor AC; Hewitson BC; Tadross MA
Optimal dimensioning model of water distribution systems
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2009/07/30
Author: Gomes HP; Bezerra SDTMB; de Carvalho PSO; Salvino MM
Operation and monitoring guidelines and the development of a screening tool for irrigating with coal mine water in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2009/07/30
Author: Vermeulen D; Usher B
Knowledge uptake by technical professionals and decision-makers for developmental water services Part 2: Individual competencies
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2009/07/30
Author: Sproule SL; Van Ryneveld MB
Inactivation of high concentration of pathogens in land-applied food industry sludge
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2009/07/30
Author: M├®ndez-Contreras JM; Atenodoro J; Champi├│n FA; Vallejo-Cant├║ NA; Alvarado-Lassman A
How to manage the cumulative flood safety of catchment dams
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2009/07/30
Author: Pisaniello JD
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