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[[Image:road runoff1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Capturing road runoff will also help with soil conservation. Photo: UNDP]]

__NOTOC__ <small-title />Capturing rainwater '''runoff ''' from a nearby '''road ''' was a technique created by Musyoka Muindu in Kyethani Location, Mwingi District. He had been steadily developing his system since he began in 1993. This was largely as a result of hands-on experience and observations, but with some help and training from the MOARD (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) in soil and water conservation. His technology was reported by Mwarasomba and Mutunga (1995) in their survey of positive experience in Kenya’s ASAL (Arid and Semi-Arid Lands) areas.

His proximity to the tarmac road means that his farm is very accessible to visitors. Around 800 farmers have gone to visit Nzamba Nguu, and he welcomes visitors with open arms – and with his visitor’s book.

* [http://www.samsamwater.com/library/Book6_Water_from_roads.pdf Water from Roads: A handbook for technicians and farmers on harvesting rainwater from roads]. Erik Nissen-Petersen for Danish International Development Assistance (Danida), 2006.

* VIDEO: [http://thewaterchannelwww.tv/en/videos/categories/viewvideo/631/water-harvesting/water-from-roads Water from Roads] ([http://thewaterchannel.tv/en/component/hwdvideoshare/viewvideo/746/water-harvesting/leaumedia-des-routes French version]) * VIDEO: [http://thewaterchannel.tv/en/videos/categories/viewvideo/2073gallery/water3451-harvestingroad-onrunoff-roads Water harvesting on roads] * VIDEO: [http://thewaterchannel.tv/en/videos/categories/viewvideo/1970/roads-for-water Roads for Water] * VIDEO: [http://thewaterchannel.tv/en/videos/categories/viewvideo/1976/multifunctional-infrastructure-in-yemen Multifunctional Infrastructure in YemenRoad Runoff Harvesting]

* Roads for Water: [http://www.roadsforwater.org roadsforwater.org], [http://thewaterchannel.tv/en/videos/categories/viewvideo/2074/roads-for-water-webinar video webinar], [https://metameta.adobeconnect.com/p4bb06m79t9/?launcher=false&fcsContent=true&pbMode=normal flash presentation], [http://thewaterchannel.tv/en/webinar webinar description]

* ARTICLE: [http://www.thewaterchannel.tv/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=182 Combining Water Harvesting and Road Infrastructure Development]

===Acknowledgements===

* Kithinji Mutunga and Will Critchley, [http://www.samsamwater.com/library/TR27_PFI_WOCAt.pdf FARMERS’ INITIATIVES IN LAND HUSBANDRY Promising technologies for the drier areas of East Africa.] UNDP – Office to Combat Desertification and Drought (UNSO/ESDG/BDP) and Sida’s Regional Land Management Unit, 2001.

* [http://www.infonet-biovision.org/defaultEnvironmentalHealth/ct/180/soilConservation Water-storage Water Storage.] Infonet-Biovision.org.

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