Design Of Urban Stormwater Harvesting And Application System (case Study Nairobi Cbd)

ABSTRACT  The city of Nairobi was initially engineered to keep stormwater out of sight and out of mind. Unfortunately, that approach has turned a potential resource into a waste product and created new environmental hazards. Once the rain falls onto the impervious surfaces of the streets, sidewalk, parking lots and rooftops, it picks up any and all pollutants that are  in  its  path,  gathering  volume  and  speed  into  the  storm  drain  where  it  is  piped underground into a stream. Although this is happening, the city has a scarcity of water.  This project studies the issue of stormwater…