Sawubona bahloli bamazwe basemadolobheni, abahamba epaki, abazulazula bamakhampasi, nama-sippers aqaphela imvelo! Ezweni eliminza kupulasitiki osetshenziswa kanye, kuneqhawe elithobekile elinikeza buthule ukuqabuleka kwamahhala, okufinyelelekayo: umthombo wokuphuza womphakathi. Ezivamise ukunganakwa, kwesinye isikhathi ukungathenjwa, kodwa okuya ngokuya kusungulwa kabusha, lezi zinhlelo ziyizingcezu ezibalulekile zengqalasizinda yomphakathi. Masiyeke ukucwaswa futhi siphinde sithole ubuciko bokudla komphakathi!

Ngale Kwesici "se-Ew": Izinganekwane Zomthombo We-Busting

Masikhulume nendlovu egunjini: “Ingabe imithombo yomphakathi iphephile ngempela?” Impendulo emfushane? Ngokuvamile, yebo - ikakhulukazi zanamuhla, ezigcinwe kahle. Nasi isizathu:

Amanzi Kamasipala Avivinywa Kakhulu: Imithombo yomphakathi ephakela amanzi kampompi ibhekana nokuhlolwa okuqinile nokuvamile kunamanzi asemabhodleleni. Izinsiza kufanele zihlangabezane nezindinganiso ze-EPA Safe Drinking Water Act.

Amanzi Ayageleza: Amanzi amile ayakhathaza; amanzi agelezayo asuka ohlelweni olunomfutho mancane kakhulu amathuba okuthi agcine amabhaktheriya ayingozi lapho alethwa khona.

I-Modern Tech iyisiguquli segeyimu:

Ukusebenza Okungenasici: Izinzwa ziqeda isidingo sokucindezela izinkinobho noma izibambo zegciwane.

Ama-Bottle Filler: Ama-spouts azinikezele, ane-angled avimbela ukuthintana nomlomo ngokuphelele.

Izinto ezilwa namagciwane: Ama-alloys ethusi kanye nama-coatings avimbela ukukhula kwe-microbial ezindaweni ezingaphezulu.

Ukuhlunga Okuthuthukile: Amayunithi amaningi amasha anezihlungi ezakhelwe ngaphakathi (imvamisa ikhabhoni noma i-sediment) eziqondene ngqo nomthombo/isigcwalisi sebhodlela.

Ukunakekelwa Okujwayelekile: Omasipala nezikhungo ezihlonishwayo bahlele ukuhlanzwa, ukukhucululwa kwendle, kanye nokuhlolwa kwekhwalithi yamanzi emithonjeni yabo.

Kungani Imithombo Yomphakathi Ibaluleke Kakhulu Kunangaphambili:

I-Plastic Apocalypse Fighter: Konke ukudonsa okuvela emthonjeni esikhundleni sebhodlela kuvimbela udoti wepulasitiki. Cabanga ngomthelela uma izigidi zethu bezikhetha lo mthombo kanye nje ngosuku! #Gcwalisa kabushaNotLandfill

I-Hydration Equity: Inikeza ukufinyelela kwamahhala, okubalulekile emanzini aphephile kuwo wonke umuntu: izingane ezidlala epaki, abantu abangenamakhaya, izisebenzi, izivakashi, abafundi, abantu abadala abahamba ngezinyawo. Amanzi ayilungelo lomuntu, hhayi umkhiqizo wokunethezeka.

Ukukhuthaza Imikhuba Enempilo: Ukufinyelela kalula emanzini kukhuthaza abantu (ikakhulukazi izingane) ukuba bakhethe amanzi kuneziphuzo ezinoshukela ngenkathi bephuma noma behamba.

Amahabhu Omphakathi: Umthombo osebenzayo wenza amapaki, imizila, amaplaza, namakhampasi kwamukeleke kakhudlwana futhi kuphileke.

Ukuqina: Phakathi namagagasi okushisa noma izimo eziphuthumayo, imithombo yomphakathi iba izinsiza ezibalulekile zomphakathi.

Hlangana Nomndeni Wesimanjemanje:

Sezadlula izinsuku zenhlwathi eyodwa egqwalile! Iziteshi zesimanje zokufaka amanzi emanzini zifika ngezindlela eziningi:

I-Bubble Yakudala: Umthombo ojwayelekile oqondile one-spout yokudonsa. Bheka ukwakhiwa kwensimbi engagqwali noma ithusi kanye nemigqa ehlanzekile.

Umpetha Wesiteshi Sokugcwalisa Amabhodlela: Ngokuvamile kuhlanganiswe ne-spout yendabuko, lokhu kufaka i-sensor-activated, high-flow spigot e-angle kahle yokugcwalisa amabhodlela asebenzisekayo. Umshintshi wegeyimu! Abaningi banezibali ezibonisa amabhodlela epulasitiki agciniwe.

Iyunithi Efinyelelekayo Ye-ADA-Compliant: Idizayinelwe ezindaweni eziphakeme ezifanele futhi nezindawo ezivunyelwe abasebenzisi bezihlalo zabakhubazekile.

I-Splash Pad Combo: Itholakala ezinkundleni zokudlala, ehlanganisa amanzi okuphuza nokudlala.

Isitatimende Sezokwakha: Amadolobhakazi namakhampasi afaka imithombo ethambile, enobuciko ethuthukisa izindawo zomphakathi.

Amasu Okudonsa Okuhlakaniphile: Ukusebenzisa Imithombo Ngokuzethemba

Nakuba ngokuvamile iphephile, i-savvy encane ihamba ibanga elide:

Bheka Ngaphambi kokuthi Ugxume (noma Uphuze):

Izimpawu: Ingabe lukhona uphawu oluthi “Alusebenzi” noma “Amanzi Angaphuzi”? Kulalele!

Ukuhlola Okubonakalayo: Ingabe i-spout ibukeka ihlanzekile? Ingabe indishi ayinayo insila ebonakalayo, amaqabunga, noma imfucumfucu? Ingabe amanzi ageleza ngokukhululeka nangokucacile?

Indawo: Gwema imithombo eseduze nezingozi ezisobala (njengenja egijima ngaphandle kokukhipha amanzi afanele, udoti osindayo, noma amanzi amile).

Umthetho othi "Let It Run": Ngaphambi kokuphuza noma ukugcwalisa ibhodlela lakho, vumela amanzi agijime imizuzwana engu-5-10. Lokhu kukhipha noma yimaphi amanzi okungenzeka ukuthi abehlezi amile ku-fixture ngokwayo.

I-Bottle Filler > Direct Sip (Lapho Kungenzeka): Ukusebenzisa i-spout yokugcwalisa ibhodlela ezinikele kuyindlela ehlanzeke kakhulu, esusa ukuthintana nomlomo nesakhiwo. Njalo phatha ibhodlela elisebenziseka kabusha!

Nciphisa Ukuthintana: Sebenzisa izinzwa ezingathinteki uma zikhona. Uma kufanele ucindezele inkinobho, sebenzisa iqupha lakho noma indololwane, hhayi ichopho lomunwe wakho. Gwema ukuthinta i-spout ngokwayo.

Unga “Slurp” noma Beka Umlomo Wakho Ku-Spout: Hambisa umlomo wakho kancane ngaphezu komfudlana. Fundisa izingane ukwenza okufanayo.

Ngezilwane ezifuywayo? Sebenzisa imithombo yezilwane ezifuywayo uma ikhona. Ungavumeli izinja ziphuze ngqo emithonjeni yabantu.

Bika Izinkinga: Ubona umthombo ophukile, ongcolile, noma osolisayo? Bika kumphathi ophethe (isifunda sepaki, ihholo ledolobha, izinsiza zesikole). Siza ukuzigcina zisebenza!

Ingabe Bewazi?

Izinhlelo zokusebenza eziningi ezidumile ezifana ne-Tap (findtapwater.org), Gcwalisa kabusha (refill.org.uk), kanye ne-Google Maps (sesha "umthombo wamanzi" noma "isiteshi sokugcwalisa amabhodlela") ingakusiza ukuthi uthole imithombo yomphakathi eduzane!

Amaqembu okumela anjengoDrinking Water Alliance alwela ukufakwa nokugcinwa kwemithombo yokuphuza yomphakathi.

Inganekwane Yamanzi Abandayo: Nakuba emnandi, amanzi abandayo awaphephile ngokwemvelo. Ukuphepha kuvela emthonjeni wamanzi nohlelo.

Ikusasa Lokucwiliswa Kwamanzi Komphakathi: Gcwalisa kabusha Inguquko!

Umnyakazo uyakhula:

Izikimu “Zokugcwalisa kabusha”: Amabhizinisi (amakhefi, izitolo) abonisa izitika ezamukela abadlulayo ukuthi bagcwalise kabusha amabhodlela mahhala.

Iziyalezo: Amanye amadolobha/izifundazwe manje adinga izigcwalisi zamabhodlela ezakhiweni ezintsha zomphakathi nasemapaki.

Ukuqamba okusha: Amayunithi anamandla elanga, iziqaphi zekhwalithi zamanzi ezihlanganisiwe, ngisho nemithombo enezela ama-electrolyte? Amathuba ayajabulisa.

Okubalulekile: Phakamisa Ingilazi (noma Ibhodlela) Emthonjeni!

Imithombo yokuphuza yomphakathi ingaphezu nje kwensimbi namanzi; ziyizimpawu zempilo yomphakathi, ukulingana, ukusimama, nokunakekelwa komphakathi. Ngokukhetha ukuzisebenzisa (ngokucabanga!), ukukhuthaza ukugcinwa nokufakwa kwazo, futhi sihlale siphethe ibhodlela elisebenziseka kabusha, sisekela iplanethi enempilo kanye nomphakathi onobulungiswa.