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.
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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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Suitability of treated wastewater with respect to pH, electrical conductivity, selected cations and sodium adsorption ratio for irrigation in a semi-arid region
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/10/31
Author: Kgopa PM; Mashela PW; Manyevere A
Sensitivity analysis for water quality monitoring frequency in the application of a water quality index for the uMngeni River and its tributaries, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/10/31
Author: Namugize JN; Jewitt GPW
Model parameters of four important vegetable crops for improved water use and yield estimation
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/10/31
Author: Vahrmeijer JT; Annandale JG; Steyn JM; Bristow KL
Disaggregation of fixed time interval rainfall to continuous measured rainfall for the purpose of design rainfall estimation
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/10/31
Author: Gericke OJ; Pietersen JPJ
Applying performance indices in plantwide modelling for a comparative study of wastewater treatment plantoperational strategies
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/10/31
Author: De Ketele J; Davister D; Ikumi DS
Water research and collaboration in the Southern African Development Community
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/07/31
Author: Pouris A
Prediction of wind drift and evaporation losses of a sprinkler irrigation system using principal component analysis and artificial neural network technique
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/07/31
Author: Marey SA; El Marazky MSA; Aboukarima AM
Predicting continuous form of soil-water characteristics curve from limited particle size distribution data
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/07/31
Author: Amanabadi S; Mohammadi MH; Masihabadi MH; Vazirinia M
Penetrometer tests on 109 pit latrines in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/07/31
Author: Seal D; Bown RT; Parker AH
Measuring and modelling evapotranspiration in a South African grassland: Comparison of two improved Penman-Monteith formulations
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/07/31
Author: Gwate O; Mantel SK; Palmer AR; Gibson LA; Munch Z
Impact of variable speed pumps on water quality in distribution systems
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/07/31
Author: Darweesh MS
Exploring ways to increase public investments in agricultural water management and irrigation for improved agricultural productivity in Southern Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/07/31
Author: Nhemachena C; Matchaya G; Nhlengethwa S; Nhemachena CR
Economic risks due to declining water quality in the Breede River catchment
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/07/31
Author: Cullis JDS; Rossouw N; Du Toit G; Petrie D; Wolfaardt G; De Clercq W; Horn A
Challenges and opportunities for revitalising smallholder irrigation schemes in South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/07/31
Author: Fanadzo M; Ncube B
Assessing the performance and robustness of the UNICEF model for groundwater exploration in Ethiopia through application of the analytic hierarchy process, logistic regression and artificial neural networks
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/07/31
Author: Josephs-Afoko D; Godfrey S; Campos LC
Application of molecularly imprinted polymer designed for the selective extraction of ketoprofen from wastewater
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/07/31
Author: Madikizela LM; Zunngu SS; Mlunguza NY; Tavengwa NT; Mdluli PS; Chimuka L
A tool for determining maximum sustained swimming ability of selected inland fish species in an Afrotropic ecozone
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/07/31
Author: Botha TL; Mahloko MP; Wepener V; Howatson G; Smit NJ
Using network analysis to analyse the complex interaction of factors causing the failure of small-scale water infrastructure (SWI) in the rural areas of South Africa DC
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/07/31
Author: Sambo DC; Senzanje A; Dhavu K
Optimization of sequencing batch reactor for wastewater treatment using chemically enhanced primary treatment as a pre-treatment
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/07/31
Author: Mian HR; Haydar S; Hussain G; Gul-e-Hina
Nutrient removal and microbial settlement in a full-scale subsurface wastewater infiltration system: Impact of varying hydraulic and organic loads and temperature
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/07/31
Author: Sun Y; Fan L; Tong D; Li Z; Zheng F; Hou W; Pan J
Multiple criteria decision analysis for sanitation selection in South African municipalities
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/07/31
Author: Salisbury F; Brouckaert C; Still D; Buckley C
Electrospun chitosan-based nanofibres for removal of phenols from drinking water
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/07/31
Author: Nthunya LN; Masheane ML; Malinga SP; Nxumalo EN; Mhlanga SD
Effects of different mulch types on soil moisture content in potted shrubs
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/07/31
Author: Stelli S; Hoy L; Hendrick R; Taylor M
Assessing the performance of regional flood frequency analysis methods in South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/07/31
Author: Nathanael JJ; Smithers JC; Horan MJC
Variation of runoff source areas under different soil wetness conditions in a semi-arid mountain region, Iran
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/04/25
Author: Rezaei-Sadr H; Sharifi G
Review of available data for a South African Inventory of Inland Aquatic Ecosystems
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/04/25
Author: Van Deventer H; Smith-Adao L; Petersen C; Mbona N; Skowno A; Nel JL
Potential of dyes as draw solutions in forward osmosis for the South African textile industry
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/04/25
Author: Sheldon M; Jingxi EZ; De Jager D; Augustine R; Korenak J; Helix-Nielsen C; Petrinic I
Partition distribution of selected organochlorine pesticides in water, sediment pore water and surface sediment from uMngeni River, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/04/25
Author: Gakuba E; Moodley B; Ndungu P; Birungi G
Oxidative stress biomarkers in Oreochromis niloticus as early warning signals in assessing pollution from acid mine drainage and diffuse sources of pollutants in a subtropical river
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/04/25
Author: Jiri Z; Tazvivinga A; Greenfield R; Van Vuren JHJ
Investigating the effects of different physical and chemical stress factors on microbial biofilm
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/04/25
Author: Vatansever C; Turetgen I
Influence of temperature on the performance of anaerobic treatment systems of municipal wastewater
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/04/25
Author: Lucas dos Santos S; Raphaele Morais Chaves S; Van Haandel A
High-frequency monitoring of stream water physicochemistry on sub-Antarctic Marion Island
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/04/25
Author: Stowe M-J; Hedding DW; Eckardt FD; Nel W
Effects of a polymeric organic coagulant for industrial mineral oil wastewater treatment using response surface methodology
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/04/25
Author: Kweinor Tetteh E; Rathilal S
Decolourization of Direct Blue 2 by peroxidases obtained from an industrial soybean waste
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/04/25
Author: Miranda-Mandujano E; Moeller-Ch├Ãvez G; Villegas-Rosas O; Buitr├│n G; Garz├│n-Z├║├▒iga MA
Decentralised wastewater treatment effluent fertigation: preliminary technical assessment
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/04/25
Author: Musazura W; Odindo AO; Tesfamariam EH; Hughes JC; Buckley CA
Control of hydrogen sulphide in full-scale anaerobic digesters using iron (III) chloride: performance, origin and effects
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/04/25
Author: Erdirencelebi D; Kucukhemek M
Comparison of the chemical quality of rainwater harvested from roof and surface run-off systems
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/04/25
Author: Selala MS; Thenga H; Jewitt GPW; Chaplot V
Climate trends across South Africa since 1980
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/04/25
Author: Jury MR
Characterising the water use and hydraulic properties of riparian tree invasions: A case study of Populus canescens in South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2018/04/25
Author: Ntshidi Z; Gush MB; Dzikiti S; Le Maitre DC
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