Ngamanye amaxesha ndiye ndizibuze ukuba amahlathi asezidolophini anokudala njani kwaye agcine ubukho obuqinileyo kunye nokuqina kwimiba emikhulu yelizwe efana nokuphucula umoya waseCalifornia kunye nomgangatho wamanzi. Oku kuyinyani ngakumbi xa izihloko ezithile zivela kwiNdlu yoWiso-mthetho efana nokuphunyezwa kwe-AB 32 kunye nebhondi yamanzi ka-2014.
Thatha, umzekelo, le yokugqibela. Amatyala amabini ahlonyelweyo ngo-Agasti afuna ukucacisa ngokutsha ukuba iza kujongeka njani ibhondi yamanzi elandelayo. Uninzi lwabathathi-nxaxheba bayavuma ukuba ukuba luza kufumana i-51% okanye ngaphezulu kwevoti ethandwayo, ayisayi kufana nale nto ikhoyo ngoku kwi-2014 yokuvota. Iya kuba yincinci ngobukhulu. Ayinakwahlula indalo esingqongileyo. Ayizi kuba neendawo zokubhalela, eyona nto iphambili kwiibhondi zangaphambili ezabela iibhiliyoni ezininzi zeedola ngaphezulu kweenkqubo ezahlukeneyo ezingama-30. Kwaye iya kuba yinyani "ibhondi yamanzi".
Umbuzo ocacileyo kuthi ngowokuba "amahlathi asezidolophini angena phi, okanye ngaba angakwazi?"
Njengoko iCarlifonia ReLeaf kunye neqela lamaqabane ethu elizwe liphela becinga ngalo mbuzo kwiiveki ezimbini zokugqibela zeseshoni yowiso-mthetho, sithathe indlela “yokurhangqa imiphetho” - sizama ukwenza ulwimi olukhoyo olungacacanga kuhlaza lwasezidolophini nakumahlathi asezidolophini njengoko. yomelele kangangoko. Senze inkqubela phambili, kwaye silinde ukubona ukuba kuya kubakho ukuphindaphinda kwebali lika-2009 apho iivoti zafunyanwa phakathi kobusuku njengoko ixabiso lentengo likhuphuke ngeebhiliyoni.
Hayi ngeli xesha. INdlu yoWiso-mthetho endaweni yoko iqhubele phambili nenkqubo yoluntu evulelekileyo neselubala, ngenjongo yokulungisa lo mba kwangethuba kwiseshoni ka-2014. Thina kunye namahlakani ethu siye saphefumlela phezulu, emva koko saphinda sawujonga kwakhona umbuzo wokuba ingaba ikho okanye ayikho indima edlalwa ngamahlathi asezidolophini kolu nxulumano ngokubhekiselele kwindlela entsha kunye nokugxila kakhulu emanzini. Impendulo yathi “ewe.”
Kwiminyaka eli-35, i UMthetho wamaHlathi eziDolophini uye wakhonza eCalifornia njengomzekelo wokuphucula umgangatho wamanzi ngobuchule benkxaso yeziseko ezingundoqo eziluhlaza. Enyanisweni, yiNdlu yoWiso-mthetho evakalise ukuba "Ukwandisa inzuzo yemithi ngeeprojekthi ezineenjongo ezininzi ezibonelela ngeenkonzo zokusingqongileyo kunokubonelela ngezixazululo ezingabizi kakhulu kwiimfuno zoluntu lwasezidolophini kunye nee-arhente zendawo, kubandakanywa, kodwa kungaphelelanga, ukunyuka kwamanzi. ubonelelo, umoya ococekileyo namanzi, ukucuthwa kokusetyenziswa kwamandla, ulawulo lwezikhukhula namanzi eziphango, ulonwabo, nokuvuselelwa kwedolophu” (Icandelo 4799.07 leKhowudi yeMithombo yoLuntu). Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, iNdlu yoWiso-mthetho ikhuthaze ngokucacileyo “Ukuphuhlisa iiprojekthi okanye iinkqubo ezisebenzisa amahlathi asezidolophini ukulondoloza amanzi, ukuphucula umgangatho wamanzi, okanye ukubanjwa kwamanzi esiphango” (Icandelo 4799.12 leKhowudi yoMthombo woLuntu).
Lo Mthetho uyaqhubeka kwamanye amacandelo amaninzi ukuxoxa ngeprojekthi yokulinga yokuphucula umgangatho wamanzi, kunye nesidingo “sokuphumeza inkqubo kumahlathi asezidolophini ukukhuthaza ulawulo olungcono lwemithi nokutyalwa kwimimandla yasezidolophini ukuze kwandiswe iiprojekthi ezihlangeneyo, ezinenzuzo ezininzi ngokuncedisa imimandla yasezidolophini. kunye nezisombululo ezintsha kwiingxaki, kubandakanywa ukukhutshwa kwegesi ye-greenhouse, iimpembelelo zempilo yoluntu zomoya ophantsi kunye nomgangatho wamanzi, isiphumo sesiqithi sobushushu basezidolophini, ulawulo lwamanzi emvula, ukunqongophala kwamanzi, kunye nokungabikho kwendawo eluhlaza ... "
Izolo, siye sahlanganiswa ngamaqabane amaninzi kwi-State Capitol ukwenza iinjongo zethu zaziwe kubo bobabini ababhali beebhili, kunye namalungu e-State Senate, ukuba sifuna ukubandakanywa okucacileyo kwamahlathi asezidolophini kwibhondi yamanzi ehlaziyiweyo. I-California ReLeaf, kunye neKhansile yeHlathi yaseCarlifonia, i-California Native Plant Society, i-Trust for Public Land, kunye ne-California Urban Streams Partnership, banike ubungqina kwingxoxo yolwazi malunga nobhondi bamanzi kwaye bathethe ngexabiso elikhulu lokutyalwa kwedolophu kunye namahlathi asezidolophini okuzisa kwezo zinto. Iinzame ezinjengokunciphisa ukubaleka kwamanzi esiphango, ukunciphisa ungcoliseko lwemithombo engeyiyo indawo, ukuphucula ukugcwala kwamanzi aphantsi komhlaba, kunye nokwandisa ukusetyenzwa kwakhona kwamanzi. Sicebise ngokuthe ngqo ukuba omabini amabhondi ahlonyelwe ukuze aqulathe ulwimi “ukubuyisela iindlela zokupaka emilanjeni, imijelo yasezidolophini kunye neendlela eziluhlaza kulo lonke ilizwe, kubandakanywa, kodwa kungaphelelanga apho, iiprojekthi ezixhaswa yiNkqubo yokuBuyiselwa kwemijelo yasezidolophini esekwe ngokungqinelana neCandelo le-7048, uMlambo waseCalifornia. I-Parkways Act ka-2004 (iSahluko 3.8 (ukuqala ngeCandelo 5750) leCandelo 5 leKhowudi yeMithombo yoLuntu), kunye noMthetho wamaHlathi eDolophu ka-1978 (iSahluko sesi-2 (ukuqala ngeCandelo 4799.06) leCandelo 2.5 leCandelo 4 leMithombo yoLuntu. ikhowudi)."
Ukusebenza kunye nathi womnatha, kunye namahlakani ethu elizwe liphela, siya kuqhubeka sibeka eli tyala kwezi nyanga zimbalwa zizayo ngesicwangciso esilungelelanisiweyo sokufikelela eluntwini kunye nemfundo malunga noqhakamshelwano phakathi kwamahlathi asezidolophini kunye nomgangatho wamanzi. Eli iya kuba lidabi elinyukayo. Uncedo lwakho luya kuba yimfuneko. Kwaye inkxaso yakho ibifuneka ngakumbi kunangaphambili.
Iphulo lokwakha amahlathi asezidolophini kwibhondi yamanzi elandelayo liqala ngoku.
UChuck Mills nguMphathi weNkqubo eCalifornia ReLeaf