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 int...