I-UK ihlose ukunqanda ukungcoliswa kwamanzi ngezijeziso eziqinile, izimiso eziqinile

Idethi: Septhemba 6, 20243:07 AM GMT+8

ILODDON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - IBrithani isibeke umthetho omusha ngoLwesine ozoqinisa ukubhekwa kwezinkampani zamanzi, nezijeziso ezihlanganisa ukuboshwa kwabaphathi uma bephazamisa uphenyo mayelana nokungcoliswa kwemifula, amachibi nezilwandle.

Ukuchitheka kwendle e-UK kwafinyelela irekhodi eliphezulu ngo-2023, kwakhulisa intukuthelo yomphakathi ngesimo semifula engcolile yezwe kanye nezinkampani ezizimele ezibhekene nokungcoliswa komoya, njengomphakeli omkhulu wezwe, iThames Water.

Uhulumeni, owakhethwa ngoNtulikazi, uthembise ukuthi uzophoqa imboni ukuthi ithuthuke, ngokwenza isibonelo, ngokunikeza amandla okulawula amanzi ukuze kuvalwe amabhonasi kubaphathi bezinkampani.

"Lo mthethosivivinywa uyisinyathelo esibalulekile ekulungiseni uhlelo lwethu lwamanzi oluphukile," kusho ungqongqoshe wezemvelo uSteve Reed enkulumweni yakhe eThames Rowing Club ngoLwesine.

"Izokwenza isiqiniseko sokuthi izinkampani zamanzi ziyaziphendulela."

Umthombo woMnyango kaReed uthe kulindeleke ukuthi ahlangane nabatshalizimali maduze nje ngesonto elizayo ngenhloso yokuheha izigidigidi zoxhaso oludingekayo ukuze kukhucululwe amanzi eBritain.

“Ngokuqinisa imithetho kanye nokuyisebenzisa ngokuqhubekayo, sizodala izimo ezidingekayo ngendlela elawulwa kahle yemboni ezimele ukuze sihehe ukutshalwa kwezimali komhlaba wonke okudingekayo ukuze kwakhiwe kabusha ingqalasizinda yethu yamanzi ephukile,” usho kanje.

Kuke kwaba nokugxekwa ngokuthi abaphathi bezamanzi bathole amabhonasi phezu kokuba kunyuka ukungcoliswa kwendle.

Isikhulu esiphezulu seThames Water uChris Weston ukhokhelwe ibhonasi engu-195,000 ($256,620) ngomsebenzi wezinyanga ezintathu ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka. Inkampani ayizange isiphendule ngokushesha esicelweni sokuphawula ngoLwesine.

UReed uthe lo mthethosivivinywa uzonikeza umlawuli wale mboni u-Offwat amandla amasha okuvala amabhonasi aphezulu ngaphandle uma izinkampani zamanzi zihlangabezana nezindinganiso eziphakeme uma kuziwa ekuvikeleni imvelo, abathengi bazo, ukusimama kwezimali kanye necala lobugebengu.

Izinga lokutshalwa kwezimali elidingekayo ukuze kuthuthukiswe indle namapayipi, nokuthi amakhasimende kufanele afake malini ezikweletini eziphezulu, kubangele ukungaboni ngaso linye phakathi kuka-Offwat nabahlinzeki.

Ngaphansi kwalo mthetho omusha ohlongozwayo, Inhlangano Yezemvelo izoba nomsebenzi owengeziwe wokumangalela abaphathi amacala obugebengu, kanye nezinhlawulo ezinzima nezizenzekelayo ngamacala.

Izinkampani zamanzi kuzodingeka futhi zethule ukuqapha okuzimele kuzo zonke izindawo ezikhipha indle futhi izinkampani kuzodingeka zishicilele izinhlelo zonyaka zokunciphisa ukungcola.