Izikhulu Zesifunda SaseSan Diego Zishayele Ihlombe I-Mexico Ukubhidlizwa Kwesikhungo Sokuhlanza Amanzi Angcolile

SAN DIEGO — Izwe laseMexico seliphumele obala ngendaba yokushintshwa kwesikhungo osekunesikhathi eside silindelwe ukushintshwa kwesikhungo esiwayo sokuhlanza amanzi angcolile eBaja California izikhulu ezithe kuzonciphisa kakhulu ukuchithwa kwendle okunukubeze ogwini lwaseSan Diego naseTijuana.

Isikhungo sokwelapha esihlulekayo nesiphelelwe yisikhathi sase-San Antonio de los Buenos e-Punta Bandera, cishe amamayela ayisithupha eningizimu yomngcele, singomunye wemithombo emikhulu yokungcoliswa kwamanzi esifundeni. Nsuku zonke, lesi sikhungo sikhipha izigidi zamalitha endle ikakhulukazi eluhlaza olwandle oluvame ukufika emabhishi aseningizimu yeSan Diego County.

Emcimbini oyingqopha-mlando ngoLwesine neMeya ye-Imperial Beach uPaloma Aguirre kanye neNxusa laseMelika uKen Salazar, uHulumeni waseBaja California u-Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda uthe ukwethulwa kwalo msebenzi kuphawule ingqopha-mlando ekuqedeni ukungcoliswa kwemingcele ngemuva kwemizamo engaphumelelanga ngaphansi kokuphatha kwangaphambilini. Ufunge wagomela ukuthi lo msebenzi uzoba ku-inthanethi kulo nyaka.

“Isithembiso ukuthi ngosuku lokugcina lukaSepthemba, lesi sikhungo sokwelapha sizobe sisebenza,” kusho u-Ávila Olmeda. "Akusekho ukuvalwa kwamabhishi."

Ku-Aguirre, ukuqala kwephrojekthi yesikhungo sokwelapha esisha sase-Mexico kuzwakala sengathi i-Imperial Beach kanye nemiphakathi ezungezile kuyisinyathelo esisodwa sokusondela ekufinyeleleni amanzi ahlanzekile.

“Ngicabanga ukuthi ukulungisa i-Punta Bandera kungenye yezixazululo ezinkulu esizidingayo futhi yikho osekunesikhathi eside sikukhuthaza,” kusho yena. “Kuyajabulisa ukucabanga ukuthi uma lo mthombo wokungcola usuqediwe, sizokwazi ukuthi amabhishi ethu aphinde avulwe ngesikhathi sasehlobo nesomiso sezulu.”

I-Mexico izokhokhela lo msebenzi wezigidi ezingu-33 zamaRandi, ozohlanganisa nokukhipha amachibi aphelelwe yisikhathi ahlulekile ukuhlanza kahle amanzi angcolile. Isitshalo esisha esikhundleni salokho sizoba nesistimu yomsele we-oxidation eyakhiwe amamojula amathathu azimele kanye nokuphuma kolwandle okungamamitha angama-656. Izoba namandla amalitha angu-18 million ngosuku.

Le phrojekthi ingenye yezimbalwa zesikhathi esifushane nezesikhathi eside iMexico ne-US zafunga ukuthi zizoyenza ngaphansi kwesivumelwano esibizwa ngokuthi iMinute 328.

Kumaphrojekthi esikhathi esifushane, iMexico izotshala izigidi ezingu-144 zamaRandi ukukhokhela indawo entsha yokwelapha, kanye nokulungisa amapayipi namaphampu. Futhi i-US izosebenzisa amaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-300 abaholi bengqungquthela abawathola ngasekupheleni kuka-2019 ukuze balungise futhi banwebe Isikhungo Sezokwelapha Samazwe Ngamazwe SaseNingizimu Afrika esiphelelwe yisikhathi eSan Ysidro, esisebenza njengendawo yokubeka indle yaseTijuana.

Izimali ezingakasetshenziswa ngasohlangothini lwase-US azanele, nokho, ukuqedela ukunwetshwa ngenxa yesondlo esihlehlisiwe esiye saba sibi kakhulu phakathi nemvula enkulu. Uxhaso oluthe xaxa luzodingeka kumaphrojekthi wesikhathi eside, okuhlanganisa ukwakha indawo yokwelapha eSan Diego ezothatha ukugeleza ohlelweni olukhona lokuphambukisa eMfuleni iTijuana.

Izikhulu ezikhethiwe ezimele isifunda sase-San Diego bezilokhu zincenga ukuxhaswa okwengeziwe ukuze kuqedwe amaphrojekthi e-US. Ngonyaka odlule, uMongameli uBiden wacela ukuthi iCongress inikeze ama-dollar ayizigidi ezingama-310 ngaphezulu ukulungisa inkinga yendle.

Lokho akukenzeki.

Emahoreni ambalwa ngaphambi kokuba kuqale lesi sibhicongo, ummeli uScott Peters waya phansi eNdlu yabaMeli efuna ukuthi uxhaso lufakwe kunoma yisiphi isivumelwano esizayo sokusebenzisa imali.

“Kufanele sibe namahloni ngokuthi iMexico yenza ngokuphuthuma kunathi,” esho. “Lapho sibambezeleka kakhulu ekubhekaneni nokungcoliswa kwemingcele, kuzobiza kakhulu futhi kube nzima ukukulungisa esikhathini esizayo.”

Ingxenye yase-US yeKhomishana Yamazwe Ngamazwe Nezamanzi, esebenza imboni yaseSouth Bay, icela iziphakamiso zokuklama nokwakhiwa kwephrojekthi yokuvuselela nokunwetshwa. NgoLwesibili, izikhulu zibike ukuthi bangaphezu kuka-30 osonkontileka bezinkampani ezibalelwa ku-19 abavakashele lesi siza bazwakalisa intshisekelo yokubhida. Ukwakhiwa kuhlelwe ukuthi kuqale ungakapheli unyaka owodwa kukhishwe inkontileka.

Ngaso leso sikhathi, i-IBWC ibivivinya ipayipi elisanda kufakwa elathatha indawo yalelo elaqhuma e-Tijuana ngo-2022, okwaholela ekuchithekeni kwendle emngceleni owela uMfula iTijuana nasolwandle. Abasebenzi basanda kuthola ukuvuza okusha epayipini elisha futhi bayalilungisa, ngokusho kwe-IBWC.

Yize kwenziwa ukuthuthukiswa kwengqalasizinda ngeminyaka yawo-1990 futhi nemizamo emisha nhlangothi zombili zomngcele iyaqhubeka, izindawo zamanzi angcolile zaseTijuana azihambisani nokukhula kwabantu. Imiphakathi empofu nayo isalokhu ingaxhumekile ohlelweni lwezindle lwedolobha.