Kwesinye isikhathi ngiyazibuza ukuthi amahlathi asemadolobheni angadala kanjani futhi alondoloze ubukhona obuqinile nobuqinile ezindabeni zezwe ezinkulu ezifana nokuthuthukisa umoya wase-California nekhwalithi yamanzi. Lokhu kuyiqiniso ikakhulukazi uma izihloko ezithile zivela esiShayamthetho soMbuso njengokuqaliswa kwe-AB 32 kanye nebhondi yamanzi yango-2014.
Ngokwesibonelo, thatha okwakamuva. Izikweletu ezimbili ezachitshiyelwa ngo-Agasti zifuna ukuchaza kabusha ukuthi izobukeka kanjani ibhondi yamanzi elandelayo. Iningi lezinhlaka ezithintekayo liyavuma ukuthi uma lizohlomula ngamavoti angama-51% noma ngaphezulu, ngeke kubukeke njengalokhu okukhona okhethweni luka-2014. Izoba mncane ngosayizi. Ngeke kuhlukanise umphakathi wezemvelo. Ngeke ibe nama-earmark, insika yamabhondi angaphambilini anikeze amadola ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezimbalwa phezu kwezinhlelo ezihlukene ezingu-30. Futhi kuyoba “isibopho samanzi” sangempela.
Umbuzo osobala kithina uthi “amahlathi asemadolobheni angena kuphi, noma angakwazi?”
Njengoba i-California ReLeaf kanye nozakwethu abambalwa besifunda sonkana becabange lo mbuzo emasontweni amabili edlule eseshini yomthetho, sithathe indlela "yokubamba emaphethelweni" - sizama ukwenza ulimi olukhona olungacacile ekutshalweni kwezindawo zasemadolobheni kanye namahlathi asemadolobheni njenge uqine ngangokunokwenzeka. Senze inqubekelaphambili ethile, futhi salinda ukubona ukuthi izophinda ibe khona yini impinda yendaba ka-2009 lapho amavoti aqoqwa phakathi nobusuku njengoba inani lentengo lenyuka ngezigidigidi.
Hhayi ngalesi sikhathi. IsiShayamthetho esikhundleni salokho siqhubekele phambili nenqubo yomphakathi evulelekile nesobala, ngenhloso yokulungisa lolu daba ekuqaleni kweseshini ka-2014. Thina nabalingani bethu saphefumula, sabe sesiphinde sabheka kabusha umbuzo ngokushesha wokuthi ingabe ikhona noma cha indima yamahlathi asemadolobheni kulesi sibopho ngokubheka indlela entsha nokugxila okugxile kakhulu emanzini. Impendulo yathi “yebo.”
Iminyaka engu-35, i I-Urban Forestry Act isebenze i-California njengemodeli yokuthuthukisa izinga lamanzi ngosekelo lwengqalasizinda eluhlaza. Eqinisweni, yiSishayamthetho Sombuso esamemezela “Ukukhulisa izinzuzo zezihlahla ngamaphrojekthi anezinjongo eziningi ezihlinzeka ngezinsizakalo zezemvelo kunganikeza izixazululo ezingabizi kakhulu ezidingweni zemiphakathi yasemadolobheni nama-ejensi wendawo, okuhlanganisa, kodwa kungagcini nje, ukwanda kwamanzi. ukuhlinzeka, umoya ohlanzekile namanzi, ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamandla, ukulawulwa kwezikhukhula namanzi eziphepho, ukuzijabulisa, nokuvuselela amadolobha” (Isigaba 4799.07 Sekhodi Yezinsiza Zomphakathi). Kuze kube manje, isiShayamthetho sikhuthaze ngokusobala “Ukuthuthukisa amaphrojekthi noma izinhlelo ezisebenzisa amahlathi asemadolobheni ukongiwa kwamanzi, ukuthuthukisa izinga lamanzi, noma ukuthunjwa kwamanzi emvula” (Isigaba 4799.12 seKhodi Yezinsiza Zomphakathi).
Umthetho uyaqhubeka kwezinye izigaba eziningana ukudingida iphrojekthi yokuhlola yezinga lamanzi elithuthukisiwe, kanye nesidingo “sokusebenzisa uhlelo emahlathini asemadolobheni ukuze kugqugquzelwe ukuphathwa okungcono kwezihlahla nokutshala ezindaweni zasemadolobheni ukuze kwandiswe amaphrojekthi adidiyelwe, ahlomulisa ngezindlela eziningi ngokusiza izindawo zasemadolobheni. nezixazululo ezintsha zezinkinga, okuhlanganisa ukukhishwa kwesisi esibamba ukushisa, imithelela yezempilo yomphakathi yezinga eliphansi lomoya kanye namanzi, umphumela wokushisa waseziqhingini zasemadolobheni, ukuphathwa kwamanzi eziphepho, ukushoda kwamanzi, nokuntuleka kwendawo eluhlaza…”
Izolo, sijoyinwe ozakwethu abaningi ku-State Capitol ukwenza izinhloso zethu zaziwe kubo bobabili ababhali bezikweletu, kanye namalungu eSigele Sombuso, ukuthi sifuna ukufakwa okusobala kwamahlathi asemadolobheni kubhondi yamanzi ebuyekeziwe. I-California ReLeaf, kanye ne-California Urban Forest Council, California Native Plant Society, Trust for Public Land, kanye ne-California Urban Streams Partnership, bafakaze esigcawini sokwaziswa mayelana nebhondi yamanzi futhi bakhuluma ngenani elikhulu lokutshala uhlaza kwasemadolobheni kanye namahlathi asemadolobheni okuletha kulokhu. imizamo njengokunciphisa ukugeleza kwamanzi ezikhukhula, ukwehlisa ukungcoliswa kwemithombo engeyona indawo, ukuthuthukisa ukugcwala kwamanzi angaphansi komhlaba, nokwandisa ukugaywa kabusha kwamanzi. Siphakamise ngokukhethekile ukuthi womabili amabhondi achibiyelwe ukuze aqukathe ulimi “ukuze kubuyiselwe izindawo zokupaka emfuleni, imifudlana yasemadolobheni kanye nemigwaqo eluhlaza kuso sonke isifunda, okuhlanganisa, kodwa kungagcini nje, amaphrojekthi asekelwa Uhlelo Lokubuyisela Ukusakazwa Kwase-Urban asungulwe ngokuvumelana neSigaba 7048, uMfula waseCalifornia. I-Parkways Act ka-2004 (Isahluko 3.8 (esiqala ngeSigaba 5750) seSigaba 5 seKhodi Yezinsiza Zomphakathi), kanye noMthetho Wezamahlathi Wasemadolobheni ka-1978 (Isahluko 2 (okuqala ngeSigaba 4799.06) seNgxenye 2.5 yeNgxenye 4 Yezinsiza Zomphakathi. Ikhodi)."
Ukusebenza nathi Network, kanye nozakwethu bombuso wonkana, sizoqhubeka nokubeka leli cala ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezizayo ngokusebenzisa isu elididiyelwe lokufinyelela emazingeni aphansi kanye nemfundo mayelana nokuxhumana phakathi kwamahlathi asemadolobheni kanye nekhwalithi yamanzi. Lokhu kuzoba impi ekhuphukayo. Usizo lwakho luzobaluleka. Futhi ukwesekwa kwenu bekudinga kakhulu kunangaphambili.
Umkhankaso wokwakha amahlathi asemadolobheni abe yisibopho samanzi esilandelayo uyaqala manje.
U-Chuck Mills unguMphathi Wohlelo eCalifornia ReLeaf