I-US Environmental Protection Agency ilindele ukuklomelisa ngemali ephakathi kuka-$1.8 kuya ku-$3.8 wezigidi zamaphrojekthi ezweni lonke ukusiza ukubuyisela amanzi emadolobheni ngokwenza ngcono izinga lamanzi nokusekela ukuvuselelwa komphakathi. Lolu xhaso luyingxenye yohlelo lwe-EPA lwe-Urban Waters, olusekela imiphakathi emizamweni yayo yokufinyelela, ukuthuthukisa, kanye nokuzuza emanzini asemadolobheni kanye nomhlaba ozungezile. Amanzi asemadolobheni anempilo futhi afinyelelekayo angasiza ekukhuliseni amabhizinisi endawo futhi athuthukise amathuba emfundo, ezokungcebeleka nawomsebenzi emiphakathini eseduze.
Umgomo wohlelo lwe-Urban Waters Small Grants uwukuxhasa ngezimali amaphrojekthi ocwaningo, izifundo, ukuqeqeshwa, nemiboniso azoqhubekisela phambili ukubuyiselwa kwamanzi asemadolobheni ngokwenza ngcono izinga lamanzi ngokwenza imisebenzi ephinde isekele ukuvuselelwa komphakathi nezinye izinto ezibalulekile endaweni njengezempilo yomphakathi, amathuba ezenhlalo nezomnotho, ukuphila okuvamile kanye nobulungiswa bemvelo kubahlali. Izibonelo zamaphrojekthi afanelekela uxhaso zifaka:
• Imfundo nokuqeqeshwa ukuze kuthuthukiswe izinga lamanzi noma imisebenzi yengqalasizinda eluhlaza
• Ukufundisa umphakathi ngezindlela zokunciphisa ukungcoliswa kwamanzi
• Izinhlelo zendawo zokuqapha izinga lamanzi
• Ukubandakanya ababambiqhaza abehlukene ukuthuthukisa izinhlelo zendawo zamanzi
• Amaphrojekthi amasha athuthukisa izinga lamanzi endawo kanye nezinjongo zokuvuselela umphakathi
I-EPA ilindele ukunikeza izibonelelo ngehlobo lika-2012.
Qaphela Abafake izicelo: Ngokuvumelana neNqubomgomo Yokuncintisana Yesivumelwano Sosizo se-EPA (I-EPA Order 5700.5A1), abasebenzi be-EPA ngeke bahlangane nabafake izicelo ngabanye ukuze baxoxe ngeziphakamiso ezisalungiswa, banikeze ukuphawula okungakahleleki ngeziphakamiso ezisalungiswa, noma banikeze izeluleko kubafakizicelo ukuthi bangasabela kanjani ezimisweni zokukala. Abafake izicelo banesibopho sokuqukethwe yiziphakamiso zabo. Kodwa-ke, ngokuhambisana nezinhlinzeko ezisesimemezelweni, i-EPA izophendula imibuzo evela kubafakizicelo ngabanye mayelana nenqubo yokufaneleka yokufaneleka, izindaba zokuphatha ezihlobene nokuhanjiswa kwesiphakamiso, kanye nezicelo zokucaciselwa ngesimemezelo. Imibuzo kufanele ithunyelwe ngokubhala nge-imeyili ku-urbanwaters@epa.gov futhi kufanele yamukelwe I-Ejensi Yokuthintana, uJi-Sun Yi, ngo-January 16, 2012 futhi izimpendulo ezibhaliwe zizofakwa kuwebhusayithi ye-EPA kokuthi http://www.epa.gov/
Izinsuku Okufanele Uzikhumbule:
• Umnqamulajuqu wokuhambisa iziphakamiso: Januwari 23, 2012.
• Ama-webinars amabili amayelana naleli thuba loxhaso: Disemba 14, 2011 kanye noJanuwari 5, 2012.
• Umnqamulajuqu wokuhambisa imibuzo: Januwari 16, 2012
Izixhumanisi ezihlobene:
• Ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe ngohlelo lwe-EPA lwe-Urban Waters, vakashela ku-http://www.epa.gov/urbanwaters.
• Uhlelo lwe-EPA lwe-Urban Waters lusekela imigomo nezimiso ze-Urban Waters Federal Partnership, ubambiswano lwezinhlaka zikahulumeni eziyi-11 ezisebenzela ukuxhuma kabusha imiphakathi yasemadolobheni nemizila yayo yamanzi. Ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe mayelana ne-Urban Waters Federal Partnership, vakashela ku-http://urbanwaters.gov.