Umyalelo wokubilisa okhishwe ngabanye izakhamuzi zasePeabody ngo-2:30 ntambama ngoLwesihlanu uhlala kuze kube ngu-1 ntambama ngoLwesibili, lapho ukudla okulula kudliwa khona emapuletini ephepha ukuze kugwenywe isidingo samanzi.
Abanye, njengoCourtney Schmill, bafaka amanzi abilayo ebhodweni eduze kwesinki bese befaka i-bleach ezitsheni.
“Ngaphandle kokuthi uzikhumbuze ngamabomu ukuthi ungadlali, ngeke uqaphele ukuthi udlali kangakanani emanzini,” kusho yena. “Ngizizwa njengowesifazane oyiphayona, ngicwilisa izitsha zami etafuleni elangeni elivulekile.”
UShmill wayehleli endlini yokugezela ngesikhathi indodana yakhe eneminyaka engu-9 ubudala igeza, emkhumbuza ukuthi angavuli umlomo wakhe. Wathenga namanzi asemabhodleleni ukuze laba bobabili bawasebenzise lapho bexubha amazinyo futhi begeza ubuso babo.
“Ngiyabonga ukuthi ukugeza nokuwasha kulungile,” kusho yena, “kodwa, Nkulunkulu, sengikulungele ukusebenzisa umpompi futhi.”
Ikhansela ledolobha kanye nelungu lekomidi lamanzi uJay Gfeller (Jay Gfeller) uthe ngenxa yenkinga ye-circuit breaker, i-valve eyayivaliwe ngesikhathi kuhlolwa umbhoshongo wamanzi wasePeabody ngoLwesine ayikwazanga ukuvulwa kabusha.
Kubangela ukungalingani kwengcindezi yamanzi, okungase kuphazamise izinga le-chlorine elisele futhi kubangele ukukhula kwamagciwane, ngakho-ke uMnyango Wezempilo Nezemvelo waseKansas ukhiphe umyalelo wokuba kubiliswe.
Kungakapheli nehora elilodwa ngemuva kokukhipha umyalelo wokubilisa, uGfeller kanye nabanye abasebenzi basedolobheni bangena emigwaqweni beyosakaza amapheshana anemininingwane yokuphepha.
Idolobha lixhumane nesitolo ukuqinisekisa ukuthi sinamanzi anele asemabhodleleni. I-Peabody Markets yagcina amanzi agciniwe ngesikhathi sesomiso esizimele, yize yayingakwazi ukusebenzisa imishini yokusabalalisa amanzi, imishini yokusabalalisa i-soda, noma imishini yekhofi - konke okwakuyimali eningi esitolo.
Akubanganga umsindo njengokushisa okukhulu ngesikhathi sonyaka ofudumele. NgoMsombuluko, amashalofu asePeabody Market naseFamily Dollar ayesagcwele amanzi asemabhodleleni.
NgoMsombuluko, ukuhlolwa kwe-chlorine kwansuku zonke kuthole ukuthi i-chlorine isifinyelele ezingeni eliphephile, kodwa amasampula amanzi kumele athunyelwe ku-Pace Analytical eSalina ukuze kutholakale ulwazi lokuthi i-KDHE idinga ukuphakamisa ukubilisa.
Izikhulu zePeabody zithi iPez Analytica ivaliwe ngempelasonto futhi ayikwazi ukwamukela amasampula ngaphambi koMsombuluko, ngakho-ke uLwesibili yisikhathi sokuqala lapho ama-oda angakhanselwa khona.