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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Movement of contaminants in the unsaturated zone of the subsurface from a low flush on-site sanitation system in Ivory Park, Johannesburg
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/10/25
Author: Van Ryneveld MB; Fourie AB; Palmer IH
Modelling the economic trade-offs of irrigation pipeline investments for improved energy management
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/10/25
Author: Venter M; Grov├® B
Missing the link: urban stormwater quality and resident behaviour
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/10/25
Author: Ward EW; Winter K
Improving the understanding of rainfall distribution and characterisation in the Cathedral Peak catchments using a geo-statistical technique
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/10/25
Author: Morris F; Warburton Toucher ML; Clulow A; Kusangaya S; Morris C; Bulcock H
Horizontal variation in trace elements and soil characteristics at Siloam and Tshipise geothermal springs, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/10/25
Author: Durowoju OS; Odiyo JO; Ekosse GE
Estimating total evaporation at the field scale using the SEBS model and data infilling procedures
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/10/25
Author: Gokool S; Chetty KT; Jewitt GPW; Heeralal A
Estimating runoff from ungauged catchments for reservoir water balance in the Lower Middle Zambezi Basin
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/10/25
Author: Gumindoga W; Makurira H; Phiri M; Nhapi I
Estimates of the impacts of invasive alien plants on water flows in South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/10/25
Author: Le Maitre DC; Forsyth GG; Dzikiti S; Gush MB
Challenges in the potable water industry due to changes in source water quality: case study of Midvaal Water Company, South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/10/25
Author: Janse van Rensburg S; Barnard S; Kr├╝ger M
A qualitative and quantitative analysis of historic commercial fisheries in the Free State Province in South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/10/25
Author: Barkhuizen LM; Weyl OLF; Van As JG
A feasibility and implementation model of small-scale hydropower development for rural electrification in South Africa: A case study of Kwa Madiba SSHP Plant
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/10/25
Author: Bonthuys GJ; Van Dijk M; Bhagwan JN
A critical look at South Africa’s Green Drop Programme
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/10/25
Author: Ntombela C; Funke N; Meissner R; Steyn M; Masangane W
A bibliometric analysis of drinking water research in Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/10/25
Author: Wambu EW; Ho Y-S
Water security in South Africa: perceptions on public expectations and municipal obligations, governance and water re-use
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/07/29
Author: Sershen; Rodda N; Stenstr├Âm TA; Schmidt S; Dent M; Bux F; Hanke N; Buckley CA; Fennemore C
The use of exogenous microbial species to enhance the performance of a hybrid fixed-film bioreactor treating coal gasification wastewater to meet discharge requirements
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/07/29
Author: Rava E; Chirwa E; Allison P; Van Niekerk M; Augustyn MP
Occurrence of cyanobacteria genera in the Vaal Dam: implications for potable water production
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/07/29
Author: Chinyama A; Ochieng GM; Snyman J; Nhapi I
Monetary value of the impacts of filamentous green algae on commercial agriculture: Results from two geographically different case studies
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/07/29
Author: De Lange WJ; Botha A-M; Oberholster PJ
MIKE-SHE integrated groundwater and surface water model used to simulate scenario hydrology for input to DRIFT-ARID: the Mokolo River case study
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/07/29
Author: Prucha B; Graham D; Watson M; Avenant M; Esterhuyse S; Joubert A; Kemp M; King J; Le Roux P; Redelinghuys N; Rossouw L; Rowntree K; Seaman M; Sokolic F; Van Rensburg L; Van der Waal B; Van Tol J; Vos T
Evaluation of an inverse distance weighting method for patching daily and dekadal rainfall over the Free State Province, South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/07/29
Author: Moeletsi ME; Shabalala ZP; De Nysschen G; Walker S
Evaluating sulphate removal and identifying the bacterial community present in acid mine drainage treated with synthetic domestic wastewater sludge
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/07/29
Author: Van den Berg MF; Botes M; Slabbert E; Cloete TE
DRIFT-ARID: Application of a method for environmental water requirements (EWRs) in a non-perennial river (Mokolo River) in South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/07/29
Author: Seaman M; Watson M; Avenant M; Joubert A; King J; Barker C; Esterhuyse S; Graham D; Kemp M; Le Roux P; Prucha B; Redelinghuys N; Rossouw L; Rowntree K; Sokolic F; Van Rensburg L; Van der Waal B; Van Tol J; Vos T
DRIFT-ARID: A method for assessing environmental water requirements (EWRs) for non-perennial rivers
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/07/29
Author: Seaman M; Watson M; Avenant M; King J; Joubert A; Barker C; Esterhuyse S; Graham D; Kemp M; Le Roux P; Prucha B; Redelinghuys N; Rossouw L; Rowntree K; Sokolic F; Van Rensburg L; Van der Waal B; Van Tol J; Vos T
Contextual investigation of factors affecting sludge accumulation rates in lined pit latrines within Kampala slum areas, Uganda
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/07/29
Author: Zziwa A; Lugali Y; Wanyama J; Banadda N; Kabenge I; Kambugu R; Kyazze F; Kigozi JB; Tumutegyereize P
Congener profiles of polychlorinated biphenyls and the effect on marine mussels at an outfall site, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/07/29
Author: Kampire E; Rubidge G; Adams JB; Human L
Catalytic wet peroxide oxidation of formic acid in wastewater with naturally-occurring iron ore
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/07/29
Author: Erasmus E; Claassen JO; Van der Westhuizen WA
An assessment of perceptions, sources and uses of water among six African communities in the North West Province of South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/07/29
Author: Coetzee H; Nell W; Bezuidenhout C
An analysis of the challenges for groundwater governance during shale gas development in South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/07/29
Author: Pietersen K; Kanyerere T; Levine A; Matshini A; Beekman HE
Abiotic water quality control on mangrove distribution in estuarine river channels assessed by a novel boat-mounted electromagnetic-induction technique
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/07/29
Author: Atwell MA; Wuddivira MN; Gobin JF
A colorimetric probe for the detection of Ni2+ in water based on Ag-Cu alloy nanoparticles hosted in electrospun nanofibres
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/07/29
Author: Ondigo DA; Mudabuka B; Pule B; Tshentu ZR; Torto N
Trace element accumulation and human health risk assessment of Labeo capensis (Smith, 1841) from the Vaal Dam reservoir, South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/04/29
Author: Lynch LP; Jirsa F; Avenant-Oldewage A
The strontium isotope distribution in water and fish within major South African catchments
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/04/29
Author: Jordaan LJ; Wepener V; Huizenga JM
TECHNICAL NOTE: The formulation of synthetic domestic wastewater sludge medium to study anaerobic biological treatment of acid mine drainage in the laboratory
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/04/29
Author: Van den Berg MF; Botes M; Cloete TE
Public–private partnership conceptual framework and models for the funding and financing of water services infrastructure in municipalities from selected provinces in South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/04/29
Author: Ruiters C; Matji MP
Laboratory-scale simulations with hydrated lime and organic polymer to evaluate the effect of pre-chlorination on motile Ceratium hirundinella cells during conventional water treatment
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/04/29
Author: Ewerts H; Barnard S; Swanepoel A
Influence of phase separator design on the performance of UASB reactors treating municipal wastewater
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/04/29
Author: Dos Santos SL; Chaves SRM; Van Haandel AC
Exploratory use of a Bayesian network process for translating stakeholder perceptions of water quality problems in a catchment in South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/04/29
Author: Rivers-Moore NA
Evaluation of models generated via hybrid evolutionary algorithms for the prediction of Microcystis concentrations in the Vaal Dam, South Africa
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/04/29
Author: Swanepoel A; Barnard S; Recknagel F; Cao H
Effects of greywater irrigation on germination, growth and photosynthetic characteristics in selected African leafy vegetables
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/04/29
Author: Lubbe E; Rodda N; Sershen
Development and implementation of a monitoring programme for South African estuaries
Content Type: Water SA Journal Manuscript
Published Date: 2016/04/29
Author: Cilliers GJ; Adams JB
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