Inkinga yekhwalithi yamanzi ibalulekile kulo mjikelezo wokhetho lwesishayamthetho. Ngiyaqonda.
Amalungelo okukhipha isisu, usizi lwezikole zomphakathi, izimo ezikhungweni zokunakekelwa kwasebekhulile kanye nokuntuleka kokunakekelwa kwempilo yengqondo e-Iowa kuphakathi kwezinkinga eziphambili. Njengoba kufanele kube njalo.
Noma kunjalo, sazama ukunikeza abantu abazongenela ukhetho lwesishayamthetho sendawo ithuba lokwabelana ngemibono yabo ngamanzi angcolile ase-Iowa. Abantu abazongenela ukhetho abangamashumi amabili nambili babuyisele imibuzo ebabuza ngezinkinga ezahlukahlukene.
Lokho kwakuhlanganisa umbuzo 6. “Uma zikhona, ungazenza kanjani izinyathelo zokuthuthukisa ikhwalithi yamanzi e-Iowa? Kungani unomuzwa wokuthi le ndlela iyindlela engcono kakhulu yokuqhubekela phambili?”
Kulula, kuqondile. Futhi njengoba ungase uqagele, imiphumela yayixubile. Ukube lokhu bekuyisivivinyo esilinganisiwe, bengingeke nginikeze noma iyiphi i-As.
Ezinye izinhlanga zingcono kunezinye.
E-Senate District 40, isihlalo seCedar Rapids, uKris Gulick, omele ukhetho lweRiphabhulikhi, wayengoweRiphabhulikhi ohamba phambili phakathi kwalabo abazongenela ukhetho lwe-GOP, owagcwalisa leso sinqumo.
Ekuqaleni, impendulo yakhe yayivamile. “Nikeza izinsiza zokukhuthaza, ukwabelana ngezindleko, njll. ezinhlelweni eziqinisekisiwe zekhwalithi yamanzi. Ngokuqondene nemboni yezolimo, abalimi abafuni izakhamzimba zabo noma inhlabathi iphume ezweni labo,” wabhala.
Abantu abaningi kakhulu abazongenela ukhetho basebenzise amagama anjengezikhuthazo, ukubambisana kanye nesikhuthazo lapho bexoxa ngendlela engcono kakhulu yokukholisa abalimi kanye nabanini bomhlaba ukuthi bamukele ukongiwa kwemvelo,
Kodwa linda, akusikho konke lokho.
“Angikwazi ukukhuluma nje kuphela kodwa ngikwazi nokuhamba ngezinyawo,” kubhala uGulick. “Epulazini lomndeni wami ngithathe izinyathelo eziningi zokunciphisa ukugeleza kwamanzi okuhlanganisa ukusungula imichilo ye-riparian buffer, izitshalo zokumboza kanye nokutshala izihlahla ezengeziwe.”
Ngakho-ke uGulick uyazi ukuthi kwenziwa kanjani. Kodwa ngaphandle kokuba ngomunye wezombusazwe wase-Iowa okhuluma ngezikhuthazo, akashongo ukuthi yiziphi izinyathelo azozenza ukuthuthukisa ikhwalithi yamanzi.
Umphikisi wakhe, uMmeli wesifundazwe samaDemokhrasi u-Art Staed, “wasungula isisekelo sekhwalithi yamanzi” esebenzisa ukuqapha imifudlana kanye nokuhlonza imithombo. Naye waphikisana ngokuthi umbuso ungabambisana “nabaneqhaza elikhulu ekungcolisweni kwe-nitrate” ukuze kuncishiswe amazinga okugeleza avela emasimini.
Kodwa impendulo yakhe esele yayithakazelisa kakhulu.
“IsiShayamthetho kufanele sinikeze izifunda zase-DNR nase-Iowa igunya elengeziwe lokuphoqelela imikhuba yokuphathwa komquba kanye nokubekwa kwama-CAFO amasha nanwetshiwe asongela imigwaqo yethu yamanzi yomphakathi kanye nemvelo. Kudingeka kuthathwe izinyathelo ezintsha njengoba wonke umuntu kufanele aqaphele ukuthi Isu Lokunciphisa Ukudla Ngokuzithandela alanele,” kusho uStaed.
Ngakho uStaed waphonsa ibhomu lamaqiniso ngesu lokuzithandela. Inkinga iwukuthi, akubona bonke abantu abaqaphelayo ukuthi akwanele. UStaed akashongo ukuthi yini okufanele ithathe indawo yalo.
Ku-House District 83. Ummeli ophethe uCindy Golding wabhala ukuthi “ikhwalithi yamanzi iyinkinga eyinkimbinkimbi ezodinga ukuhlanganyela kuyo yonke imiphakathi.” Uthe umkhakha wezolimo unezinhlelo, futhi izindawo zasemadolobheni zinciphisa ukugeleza kwamanzi emvula.
Uma usulandele le nkinga isikhathi eside, uyazi ukuthi kuzolandela ini.
“Ngenkathi okwamanje silinganisa ukungcoliswa kwe-nitrogen okuvela kwezolimo, sidinga ukuphenya yonke imithombo efaka isandla ekwehleni kwekhwalithi yamanzi - i-PFAS, imithi, izinsimbi ezisindayo, njll. Lokhu kungavela ezindaweni zokulahla udoti, izimboni, ukuvuza kwezitshalo zamanzi angcolile, kanye nokugeleza kwamanzi emvula,” kubhala uGolding.
Nokho, ama-90% e-nitrate emifuleni yamanzi avela emisebenzini yezolimo. Singavala izimboni, silungise ukuvuza kwendle futhi siguqule yonke ingca elungisiwe ibe yinkangala, kodwa singalimazi kakhulu i-nitrate emanzini ethu bese siya endaweni efile.
Uma wonke umuntu enesibopho, lokho kusho ukuthi akekho onesibopho.
Umphikisi wakhe weDemocratic, uKent McNally, akazange abanike abavoti ithuba lokukhetha okuningi.
“Cwaninga, cwaninga, cwaninga futhi ubophe izinkampani ngezinkinga zokungcola,” kubhala uMcNally. “I-EPA kufanele futhi yenze umsebenzi wayo ngokuxhaswa nokusekelwa ngendlela efanele.”
Senze ucwaningo. Siyazi ukuthi izinkinga ziyini. Futhi iSishayamthetho sase-Iowa asinawo amandla okwandisa uxhaso lwe-Environmental Protection Agency kahulumeni. Nakuba uxhaso lwe-EPA oluningi luwumqondo omuhle.
Kwabe sekuba khona okuhle.
“Kumelwe futhi sixhase izindawo zokuqapha ukuze sithole imithombo ye-nitrate ukuze sazi ukuthi singayisebenzisa kuphi imizamo yethu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kufanele sinike amandla ohulumeni bezifunda kanye namadolobha ukuze bakwazi ukusebenzisa izindlela zokonga ngaphakathi kwegunya labo futhi bathathe isinyathelo ngaphakathi kwezindawo zabo zamanzi,” kubhala u-Aime Wichtendahl, iDemocrat egijima e-House District 80.
Ummeli we-Democrat we-House District 86 uDave Jacoby wabhala njengengxenye yale mpendulo, “Kungase kungathandwa, kodwa ngaphandle kwezilinganiso ezilinganisekayo, sichitha imali yabakhokhi bentela.”
UJacoby ufuna ukwakha ikhomishini ebhekene nokuhlanza amanzi ethu eminyakeni eyi-10. Ngeshwa, uma umbusi ewaqoka, uzoqoqa abasolwa abavamile.
“Ufuna ukusiza abantu abasha ukuthi bahlale e-Iowa? engxoxweni yami nabantu asebephothule i-UI, ikhwalithi yamanzi kanye nemisebenzi emithonjeni yamanzi nasezindaweni ezizungezile yimibono yesibili enikezwa kakhulu, eseduze namalungelo okuzala kanye ne-IVF,” kubhala uJacoby.
UJacoby wabeka ukuhlanza amanzi njengenye yezinto eziza kuqala kuye.
U-Ian Zahren, ongeyena umuntu omele ukhetho e-House District 64, uzosekela ukuchitshiyelwa komthethosisekelo okuqinisekisa ilungelo lokuthola amanzi ahlanzekile.
Kwakukhona okungekuhle kangako.
“I-DNR kanye ne-EPA kakade zinemithetho eminingi ezincwadini zokuvikela amanzi ethu. Kuyohlala kukhona abenzi bokubi futhi abantu bazoba nezingozi nokuchitheka kwamanzi njll. Angikholwa ukuthi sidinga imithetho eqinile, kodwa ngiyazi ukuthi imithetho iyadingeka,” kusho iRiphabhulikhi uJason Gearhart e-House District 74. Unguchwepheshe wezemvelo e-DNR.
Futhi okubi.
“Ikhwalithi yethu yamanzi ikhuphuke minyaka yonke, kodwa sisengayandisa ikhwalithi yamanzi. Ngikholwa ukuthi i-Farm Bureau idlale indima enkulu ekwandiseni ikhwalithi yethu yamanzi,” kubhala uMmeli we-House District 66 Republican uSteven Bradley.
“Ikhwalithi yethu yamanzi ikhuphuke minyaka yonke, kodwa sisengayandisa ikhwalithi yamanzi. Ngikholwa ukuthi i-Farm Bureau idlale indima enkulu ekwandiseni ikhwalithi yethu yamanzi,” kubhala uMmeli we-House District 66 Republican uSteven Bradley.
Ngakho-ke, nansi-ke. Ikhwalithi yamanzi iyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu. Kumelwe sikhuthaze abakhuthazwayo futhi sikhuthaze abakhuthazwayo. Ukubambisana okuzuzayo nakho kuyadingeka. Kumelwe kumiswe ngisho nemithetho emincane ecindezela abanikazi bomhlaba ukuba basebenzise amaqhinga aqinisekisiwe? Kushabalale umcabango.
Abaholi bethu bazoyisingatha. Uma nje sebethole ukuthi inkinga iyini.
Singakunikeza izinzwa zekhwalithi yamanzi ezilinganisa amapharamitha ahlukene ongakhetha kuwo
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Novemba-22-2024