Abstract
Water is the principal resource for all living to prosper but a major limiting factor when mismanaged. The wide spread clearing of trees has caused soil erosion that is resulting silt accumulation in the reservoirs 40 to 50% /year. Purposive selection techniques have deployed for this study to gather information. Borana community has been managing water and pasture using its customary institutions called 'Abbaa Gadaa' which formulates and enforces general laws. Open surface water are the major water sources for study area. Accordingly the respondents (80%) runoff water, during wet season while ponds, boreholes and micro-dams during the dry season. More than 81% respondents explain that community near the water point involved in almost all stages of water work activities. The mobility of herd from village is determined by water and/or pastures availability and seasonal variation; travel short distance in wet and normal dry season but long distance during drought season as per 79% of respondents. This long distance mobility is termed as the 'Furaa' herd movement. The water point development conducted in the past has negative impact on traditional systems in managing and usage of the resources. This is because of lack that proper land use planning and insufficient resource to effectively maintain and manage water points by local government. This paper also reveals that policy makers should oversee any interventions in water case as per integration of science and indigenous knowledge in order to sustain the solution to scarcity of water in the area Key words: Water resources, community, indigenous knowledge, water points.  
Highlights
Water is the principal resource that has helped agriculture and society to prosper, and it has been a major limiting factor when mismanaged
According to the respondents runoff/flood water sources are utilized during wet season while ponds, boreholes and micro-dams are used during dry season
In current time for wet season, because of less water availability, one day (67% of respondents); in normal dry season, two to three days interval and, during drought season at three days interval, livestock is to be watered due to long distance between the water points and the villages
Summary
Water is the principal resource that has helped agriculture and society to prosper, and it has been a major limiting factor when mismanaged. Several steps environmental problems are related to the countries rapid loss of natural forests. Commercial logging, slash- and – burn agriculture, fuel wood gathering, and population growth have contributed to the deforestation. Many spread clearing of trees has caused soil erosion and the resulting silt accumulation in waterways and irrigation channels which may pollute the water resources.
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