Proposed Catchment Conservation Plan in Community Water Supply in Kenya: The Case of Mbumbuni Water Scheme
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Date
2020
Authors
Omosa, Isaiah Bosire
Oonge, Zablon Isaboke
Kirui, Wesley Kipkemoi
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Internet Archive
Abstract
Mbumbuni community water scheme is served by surface runoff and ephemeral streams which is harnessed
in an earth dam. The dam has been in existence for decades, and was facing a big problem of reservoir
sedimentation from the heavily loaded runoff water. De-silting the reservoir or increasing the dam height
would not be long-term solutions without a proper system in place to protect the dam by reducing future
siltation through conservation works in the catchment area. An urgent need for protection of the catchment
area of the dam arose, not only for conserving or improving the water source and the storage capacity, but
also to enhance agriculture and the livelihood of the inhabitants. The conservation plan was develop using
project approach method. This article describes a proposed conservation plan for the study area.
Implementation of the conservation plan will improve water supply and increase the Dam lifespan through
reduction in siltation.
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Keywords
Mbumbuni, Community, Runoff, Ephemeral, Desilting, Dam, Catchment, Degradation
Citation
Omosa, I. B., Oonge, Z. I., & Kirui, W. K. (2020). PROPOSED CATCHMENT CONSERVATION PLAN IN COMMUNITY WATER SUPPLY IN KENYA: THE CASE OF MBUMBUNI WATER SCHEME.