Imithetho Emisha YaseCalifornia Izovimbela Ukwenziwa Nokuthengiswa Kwemikhiqizo Yasegumbini Lokugeza Ngaphandle “Okungaholeli” Isitifiketi

Umthofu ubuthi obuhlotshaniswa namanzi okuphuza amashumi eminyaka. Muva nje, Izikhulu zaseCalifornia zimemezele ukuthi ikhodi entsha yokufaka amapayipi esayinwe emthethweni eCalifornia izobeka imingcele emisha eqinile ekwenzeni nokudayiswa kwamapayipi amapayipi avuzayo..

Ngokusho kwe-International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (I-IAPMO), UMbusi waseCalifornia uGavin Newsom usayine i-AB100, obeka izindinganiso ezintsha zokuhola kuhulumeni. I-IAPMO ithe Umthetho udinga futhi ukupakishwa komkhiqizo kanye nokulebula kwanoma iyiphi idivayisi esetshenziselwa ukudlulisa noma ukusabalalisa amanzi ukuze aphuzwe abantu ukukhombisa ukuthobela umthetho. “i-lead-free” izindinganiso.

“AB 100 kuzosiza ukunciphisa ubungozi bokuchayeka komthofu endaweni eyakhelweyo ngokugunyazwa ‘okunganawo umthofu’ amadivaysi okusebenzisa ekugcineni,” Kusho uRobyn Fischer, umqondisi wobudlelwano bukahulumeni we-IAPMO e-Ontario, Calif. “Lo mthetho omusha uzohambisana nemizamo emikhulu eqhubekayo yokusiza ukuvikela ingqalasizinda yamanzi yaseCalifornia futhi ugcizelela ukuzibophezela kombuso ekugcineni impilo nokuphepha komphakathi.” Iphini likaMongameli we-IAPMO uTom Palkon wengeza, “Siyajabula ukuthi umthetho omusha wase-California ukhuthaza ukuncishiswa komthofu osezingeni lomkhakha ukuze okokulungisa amanzi okuphuza kanye nompompi kubhalwe ngokunembile.”

Ngokuphawulekayo, ukuphasiswa kwakamuva komthetho wengqalasizinda yenhlangano e-U.S. ihlanganisa uxhaso olusekelwa yi-IAPMO lwe $200 million ukubhekana nomthofu ezinhlelweni zamanzi okuphuza ezikoleni kanye $11.73 izigidigidi zamaphrojekthi ahlobene ngokuqondile nokuhlonza ulayini wesevisi oholayo, ukuhlela, ukuklama nokufaka esikhundleni.