Ngaphansi kwesivumelwano esisha neHays County, ukuqapha izinga lamanzi e-Jacob's Well kuzophinde kuqale. Ukuqapha izinga lamanzi eMthonjeni kaJacob kwamiswa ngonyaka odlule njengoba uxhaso lwaluphela.
Umgede wokubhukuda we-Hill Country oseduzane ne-Wimberley uvote ngesonto eledlule ukunikeza u-$34,500 wokuwuqapha ngokuqhubekayo kuze kube uSepthemba 2025.
Kusukela ngo-2005 kuya ku-2023, i-USGS yaqoqa idatha yokushisa kwamanzi; I-turbidity, inani lezinhlayiya emanzini; Futhi ukuqhutshwa okuqondile, ukulinganisa okungabonisa ukungcola ngokulandela amazinga enhlanganisela emanzini.
UKhomishana uLon Shell uthe i-federal agency yazisa isifunda ukuthi uxhaso lwalo msebenzi ngeke luvuselelwe, futhi ukuqondisa kwaqedwa ngonyaka odlule.
UShell utshele amakhomishana ukuthi intwasahlobo "sekuyiminyaka eminingi isengozini," ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukuqhubeka nokuqoqa imininingwane. Bavote ngazwi linye ukugunyaza ukusetshenziswa kwezimali. Ngaphansi kwesivumelwano, i-USGS izonikela ngo-$32,800 kuphrojekthi ngo-Okthoba ozayo.
Inzwa entsha izophinde yengezwe ukuqapha amazinga e-nitrate; Lesi sakhi singabangela ukuqhakaza kwe-algal nezinye izinkinga zekhwalithi yamanzi.
Umthombo kaJacob uvela e-Trinity Aquifer, ukwakheka kwamanzi angaphansi komhlaba okuyinkimbinkimbi okuhlala endaweni enkulu ye-Central Texas futhi kuwumthombo obalulekile wamanzi okuphuza. Yize le ntwasahlobo yaziwa ngendawo yokubhukuda edumile, ongoti bathi iyinkomba yempilo yezindawo ezingaphansi komhlaba. Ngaphansi kwezimo ezijwayelekile, ikhipha izinkulungwane zamalitha amanzi ngosuku futhi igcinwa ezingeni lokushisa elingaguquki lama-degree angama-68.
Intwasahlobo ibingavunyelwe ukubhukuda kusukela ngo-2022 ngenxa yamazinga aphansi amanzi, futhi ngonyaka odlule yayeka ukugeleza ngokuphelele kusukela ngasekupheleni kukaJuni kuya ku-Okthoba.
Embhalweni ochaza uhlelo lokuqapha, i-USGS ibize i-Jacob's Well "isiphethu esibalulekile esinomthelela omkhulu empilweni yonke yendawo yamanzi."
"Umthombo kaJakobe usengozini yokucindezeleka okuqhubekayo okuvela ekusetshenzisweni kwamanzi angaphansi komhlaba, ukwandisa ukuthuthukiswa kanye nesomiso esivamile," kusho le nhlangano, enezela ukuthi idatha eqhubekayo yesikhathi sangempela izohlinzeka ngolwazi mayelana nempilo yamanzi angaphansi komhlaba e-Trinity Aquifer naseCypress Creek.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Jun-24-2024