Sawubona bahloli bamadolobha, abantu abaya emapaki, abantu abazulazulayo ekhempasini, kanye nabantu abaphuza utshwala abaqaphela imvelo! Ezweni elicwila epulasitikini esetshenziswa kanye, kukhona iqhawe elithobekile elinikeza ngokuthula ukudla okulula nokufinyeleleka kalula: umthombo wokuphuza womphakathi. Ngokuvamile azinakwa, ngezinye izikhathi zingathenjwa, kodwa ziya ngokuya zisungulwa kabusha, lezi zinto ziyizingxenye ezibalulekile zengqalasizinda yomphakathi. Ake silahle ukucwaswa futhi siphinde sithole ubuciko bokuphuza komphakathi!

Ngale Kwesici "se-Ew": Izinganekwane Zomthombo Wokuqothula

Ake sixoxe ngendaba engavamile ekamelweni: “Ingabe imithombo yomphakathi iphephile ngempela?” Impendulo emfushane? Ngokuvamile, yebo – ikakhulukazi yesimanje, enakekelwa kahle. Nasi isizathu:

Amanzi kaMasipala Ahlolwa Kanzima: Imithombo yomphakathi ephakela amanzi empompini ihlolwa ngokuqinile kakhulu kunamanzi asemabhodleleni. Izikhungo kumele zihlangabezane nezindinganiso zoMthetho Wokuphuza Amanzi Aphephile we-EPA.

Amanzi Ayageleza: Amanzi amile ayinkinga; amanzi ageleza esuka ohlelweni olucindezelekile cishe awanama-bacteria ayingozi lapho efika.

Ubuchwepheshe Besimanje Bushintsha Umdlalo:

Ukusebenza Okungathinti: Izinzwa zisusa isidingo sokucindezela izinkinobho noma izibambo ze-germy.

Ama-Bottle Fillers: Ama-spouts azinikele, ane-engile avimbela ngokuphelele ukuthintana komlomo.

Izinto Zokulwa Namagciwane: Izinsimbi zethusi kanye nokumbozwa kwazo kuvimbela ukukhula kwamagciwane ezindaweni.

Ukuhlunga Okuthuthukisiwe: Amayunithi amaningi amasha anezihlungi ezakhelwe ngaphakathi (ngokuvamile i-carbon noma i-sediment) ikakhulukazi zokugcwalisa umthombo/ibhodlela.

Ukulungiswa Okuvamile: Omasipala nezikhungo ezihloniphekile bahlele ukuhlanza, ukuhlanza, kanye nokuhlolwa kwekhwalithi yamanzi emithonjeni yabo.

Kungani Imithombo Yomphakathi Ibaluleke Kakhulu Kunanini Ngaphambili:

Umlwi We-Apocalypse Yepulasitiki: Ukuphuzwa ngakunye okuvela emthonjeni esikhundleni sebhodlela kuvimbela imfucuza yepulasitiki. Cabanga ngomthelela obekungaba khona ukube izigidi zethu bezikhetha umthombo kanye ngosuku! #GcwalisaAkugcwalisi Umhlaba

Ukulingana Kwamanzi: Banikeza ukufinyelela kwamahhala nokubalulekile 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 amanzi kalula kukhuthaza abantu (ikakhulukazi izingane) ukuthi bakhethe amanzi kuneziphuzo ezinoshukela ngenkathi bephumile futhi bezulazula.

Izindawo Zomphakathi: Umthombo osebenzayo wenza amapaki, imizila, izindawo zokuma, kanye namakhampasi kube okwamukelayo nokuhlalwa kalula.

Ukuqina: Ngesikhathi sokushisa noma izimo eziphuthumayo, imithombo yomphakathi iba yimithombo ebalulekile yomphakathi.

Hlangana Nomndeni Wemithombo Yanamuhla:

Sekudlule izinsuku ze-spigot eyodwa nje egqwalile! Iziteshi zanamuhla zokungenisa amanzi zomphakathi ziza ngezindlela eziningi:

I-Classic Bubbler: Umthombo ojwayelekile oqondile one-spout yokuphuzela. Funa ukwakheka kwensimbi engagqwali noma yethusi kanye nemigqa ehlanzekile.

Iqhawe Lesiteshi Sokugcwalisa Amabhodlela: Ngokuvamile lihlanganiswe ne-spout yendabuko, lokhu kune-spigot esebenza ngenzwa, egeleza kakhulu egobile kahle ukugcwalisa amabhodlela angasetshenziswa kabusha. Kushintsha umdlalo! Eziningi zinezibali ezibonisa amabhodlela epulasitiki agciniwe.

Iyunithi Efinyeleleka Ngokuhambisana Ne-ADA: Yakhelwe ezindaweni eziphakeme ezifanele futhi enezindawo ezivulekile zabasebenzisi bezihlalo zabakhubazekile.

I-Splash Pad Combo: Itholakala ezindaweni zokudlala, ihlanganisa amanzi okuphuza nokudlala.

Isitatimende Sokwakha: Amadolobha namakhampasi afaka imithombo emihle neyobuciko ethuthukisa izindawo zomphakathi.

Amasu Okuphuza Ngokuhlakaniphile: Ukusebenzisa Imithombo Ngokuzethemba

Nakuba ngokuvamile kuphephile, ukuhlakanipha okuncane kuyasiza kakhulu:

Bheka Ngaphambi Kokuthi Ugxume (noma Uphuze):

Isibonakaliso: Ingabe kukhona uphawu oluthi “Okungahambi kahle” noma “Amanzi Awekho Ekuphuzeni”? Lulalele!

Ukuhlola Okubonakalayo: Ingabe umbhobho ubukeka uhlanzekile? Ingabe isitsha asinazo izibi ezibonakalayo, amaqabunga, noma udoti? Ingabe amanzi ageleza ngokukhululeka nangokucacile?

Indawo: Gwema imithombo yamanzi eduze kwezingozi ezisobala (njengokugeleza kwezinja ngaphandle kokukhipha amanzi anele, udoti omkhulu, noma amanzi amile).

Umthetho othi “Makusebenze”: Ngaphambi kokuphuza noma ukugcwalisa ibhodlela lakho, vumela amanzi ageleze imizuzwana emi-5-10. Lokhu kukhipha noma yimaphi amanzi okungenzeka ukuthi abehleli engashintshi esitsheni ngokwaso.

Isithako Sokugcwalisa Ibhodlela > Ukuphuza Ngokuqondile (Uma Kungenzeka): Ukusebenzisa i-spout yokugcwalisa ibhodlela ezinikele kuyindlela ehlanzekile kakhulu, kuqeda ukuthintana emlonyeni nesithako. Njalo phatha ibhodlela elingasetshenziswa kabusha!

Nciphisa Ukuthintana: Sebenzisa izinzwa ezingathinti uma zikhona. Uma kufanele ucindezele inkinobho, sebenzisa idolo noma indololwane yakho, hhayi isihloko somunwe wakho. Gwema ukuthinta umlomo ngokwawo.

Ungasho ukuthi “Ungasho lutho” noma ubeke umlomo wakho empumulweni: Beka umlomo wakho ngaphezu komfula. Fundisa izingane ukwenza okufanayo.

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

Bika Izinkinga: Uyabona umthombo ophukile, ongcolile, noma osolisayo? Bika lokho kuziphathimandla eziphethe (isifunda sepaki, ihholo ledolobha, izikhungo zesikole). Siza ukugcina zisebenza kahle!

Uthi bewazi?

Izinhlelo zokusebenza eziningi ezidumile njenge-Tap (findtapwater.org), Refill (refill.org.uk), ngisho ne-Google Maps (sesha “umthombo wamanzi” noma “isiteshi sokugcwalisa amabhodlela”) zingakusiza ukuthola imithombo yomphakathi eseduze!

Amaqembu okumela abantu afana ne-Drinking Water Alliance asekela ukufakwa nokugcinwa kwemithombo yokuphuza yomphakathi.

Inganekwane Yamanzi Abandayo: Nakuba amanzi abandayo emuhle, aphephile ngokwemvelo. Ukuphepha kuvela emthonjeni wamanzi kanye nohlelo.

Ikusasa Lokumanzisa Komphakathi: Uguquko Lokugcwalisa Kabusha!

Ukunyakaza kuyakhula:

Izinhlelo "Zokugcwalisa Kabusha": Amabhizinisi (amakhefi, izitolo) abonisa izitikha ezamukela abantu abadlulayo ukuthi bagcwalise amabhodlela mahhala.

Izibopho: Amanye amadolobha/izifundazwe manje adinga amabhodlela okugcwalisa ezakhiweni zomphakathi nasemapaki amasha.

Ukusungula izinto ezintsha: Amayunithi asebenza ngelanga, izikrini zamanzi ezihlanganisiwe, ngisho nemithombo enezela ama-electrolyte? Amathuba ayajabulisa.

Iphuzu Elibalulekile: Phakamisa Ingilazi (noma Ibhodlela) Emthonjeni!

Imithombo yokuphuza yomphakathi ayiyona nje insimbi namanzi; iyizimpawu zempilo yomphakathi, ukulingana, ukusimama, kanye nokunakekelwa komphakathi. Ngokukhetha ukuyisebenzisa (ngokuqaphela!), ukukhuthaza ukulungiswa nokufakwa kwayo, kanye nokuphatha ibhodlela elingasetshenziswa kabusha, sisekela iplanethi enempilo kanye nomphakathi onobulungisa.