Umaleko wozinzo lwamanzi (i-samente ezinzileyo yegrabile) eyaziwa ngokuba ngumaleko ongangeni manzi okanye umaleko ongangeni manzi, yinxalenye ebaluleke kakhulu kubunjineli bendlela. Ifumaneka phakathi koluhlu lokuzaliswa kwe-subgrade kunye ne-pavement layer, injongo ephambili kukuthintela ukufuduka phezulu kwamanzi aphantsi komhlaba kunye nomswakama, ukuqinisekisa ukuzinza kokuzaliswa kwe-subgrade kunye ne-uniform bearing force of the pavement. Izinto eziphambili ezisetyenziselwa udongwe, isanti, i-silt, i-samente, i-slag yensimbi kunye nokunye. Ezi zixhobo zinokusetyenziswa zodwa okanye zidityaniswe omnye komnye ngokweempawu zabo ukufezekisa ukuchasana kwamanzi kunye nokuxinana. Iindlela zokwakha ziyindlela yokudibanisa irabha, indlela yokugalela kunye nendlela yokutshiza. Ezi ndlela zokwakha zineempawu zazo, ezimele zikhethwe ngokwemeko ethile yeprojekthi. Umaleko wokuzinza kwamanzi likhonkco eliphambili lokuqinisekisa ukuzinza kunye nokusebenza kwendlela. Nangona ingumaleko wesakhiwo ongahoywanga kakhulu ngabantu, indima yawo kunye nefuthe lawo zibalulekile.