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Identification of potential sites for surface runoff harvesting in the semi-arid area for developing cities. A case study of Dodoma urban, Tanzania

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The rapid growth of socioeconomic activities brings the overpressure to the water sources in the semi-arid areas. This paper identifies potential sites for surface runoff harvesting from seasonal rainfall. The potential sites were determined using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and weighted linear combination (WLC) techniques with four parameters including runoff depth, drainage density, slope, and lineament density under the GIS environment. The runoff depth was estimated using the Soil Conservation Service method with the three factors such as land use, rainfall, and soil parameters. The normalized weights obtained from the AHP technique were multiplied with the individual weights for each parameter using the WLC technique to acquire the weighted classes (WCs) for defining suitable for surface runoff harvesting. The covered area of about 5.5% for a very high suitable site was obtained followed by 76.4% of the highly suitable site with the WC ranged from 433 to 500% and 372 to 433%, respectively. The covered area of about 18.1% for the medium to a very low suitable site for harvesting surface runoff with the WC between 271 and 372%. The developed potential site map would provide access for harvesting the surface runoff to improve the water shortage during long dry periods, minimize flooding, or reduce the land use across the drainage network in the semi-arid areas.

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The authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation and data collection were conducted by Malugu M. Tembo. The data analysis and first draft of the manuscript were performed by Ombeni J. Mdee and Malugu M. Tembo. Number of comments was addressed to improve the quality of manuscript by authors and reviewers.

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Mdee, O.J., Tembo, M.M. Identification of potential sites for surface runoff harvesting in the semi-arid area for developing cities. A case study of Dodoma urban, Tanzania. Arab J Geosci 14, 2170 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-021-08549-3

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