EPA inokurudzira New York City kugadzirisa kuchengetedza kwetsvina

Jennifer Medina anoti anogara achigadzirisa tsvina kumba kwake kuQueens ari kudyira mhuri yake mari uye kukonzeresa asima. Rimwe zuva rainaya zhizha rapfuura, vamwe amai vokuBrooklyn vane vana vana vaiva nepamuviri pomwana wavo wechishanu pavakanzwa mvura ichiyerera muimba yavo yepasi. Vakakwira masitepisi vakapotsa vachema. tsvina. "Yaive tsvina. Yakanga iri svondo ndisati ndave nemwana wangu uye ndakatsvaira zvese - hembe dzemukati, mapijama, zvigaro zvemota, ngoro, mastroller, zvese," vakadaro amai avo vakazeza kuita Anonymity vakaburitswa vachitya kunonoka. muripo wokutapudzwa kwaro kuguta. "Ndakatanga kugadzira mavhidhiyo kumurume wangu kuti andiudze nzira yekuimisa, uye ipapo ndakaita senge 'oh vana vangu gosh, mhanya ukwire masitepisi' - nekuti zviri kusvika kumakumbo angu," Mead akadaro. Mugari wehuni akadaro. Kudzorera zvakare idambudziko munharaunda yake, akadaro Jennifer Medina, makumi mana nemasere, anogara kuQueens mamaira mashoma kubva kure. Akati kamwechete pagore, tsvina inofashamira imba yake yepasi uye kunhuwa kwakakora, kunorwadza kunozadza imba. "Ragara riri dambudziko, nguva pfupi yadarika," akadaro Medina, achiwedzera kuti backup yanga iri nyaya kubva mhuri yemurume wake yakatenga imba padyo neSouth Ozone Park makore anopfuura makumi matatu nemasere apfuura. Vazhinji vagari vomuNew York vanotya kuenda kunze kuchinaya, asi kune vamwe vagari vomuguta, kugara pamba hakusi nani zvikuru. Mune dzimwe nzanga, tsvina isina kucheneswa inoyerera ichibva muzvimbudzi zvepasi pevhu, mashawa uye madhini panguva yekunaya kwemvura zhinji, dzimba dzinogara dzakafashamira nekunhuwa kwetsvina isina kucheneswa. uye tsvina yevanhu isina kucheneswa.Kune vakawanda vevagari ava, dambudziko racho hachisi chinhu chitsva. Medina akati akafonera 311, nhare yeguta yerubatsiro rusina-kutyisidzira hupenyu, kakawanda kuti abatsirwe mukugadzirisa mhirizhonga inosemesa uye inodhura. “Zvakafanana nokuti havana basa nazvo. Vanoita sokunge kuti harisi dambudziko ravo,” Medina akadaro nezvemhinduro yeguta racho.* Kunyange zvazvo tsvina inorasa tsvina munzizi nomunzira dzemvura muNew York City yakagamuchira ngwariro huru, zvivako zvinochengeterwa tsvina zvepombi zvinogara zvichitambudza. mamwe mabhuroko emuguta kwemakumi emakore haana kutariswa zvakanyanya. Dambudziko raive rakanyanya kumatunhu eBrooklyn, Queens neStaten Island, asi rakaitikawo munharaunda mumatunhu ese mashanu. Mumakore achangopfuura, guta rakaedza kugadzirisa dambudziko iri, nemhedzisiro yakasanganiswa.Iye zvino Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) iri kupinda mukati.Nyamavhuvhu apfuura, sangano rakapa mutemo wekuteedzera mutemo wakamanikidza guta kuti ritarise nyaya dzagara kwenguva refu. "Guta rine nhoroondo yakanyorwa yemabhegi epasi uye tsvina inopinda mudzimba dzepasi nedzekutengesa," akadaro Douglas McKenna, director weEPA wekutevedzera mvura, nezve data iro guta rakapihwa EPA. Zvinoenderana nehurongwa, guta "harina kugadzirisa kutyorwa nekumhanya uye chiyero chinodiwa kuchengetedza vagari." Bazi iri rinoti mabhasikiti aya anoisa vagari kutsvina isina kucheneswa, izvo zvinova njodzi kuutano hwevanhu. Kuchengetedzwa uku kunotyorawo mutemo weClean Water Act nekubvumidza kuti mvura isina kucheneswa irasirwe mumigero yemvura iri pedyo. Nekupa murayiro (uyo anonzi naMcKenna haurangi), EPA inoda kuti guta ritevedzere Mutemo weMvura Yakachena, kugadzira nekuita hurongwa hwemashandiro nekugadzirisa, zvichemo zviri nani zvemagwaro uye kuwedzera kujeka mukugadzirisa nyaya idzi.Chichemo. anoita basa rave kutoitwa neguta, akadaro. Maererano netsamba yakapiwa neEPA, New York City yakagamuchira kurongeka musi waSept. 2 uye yakanga ine mazuva 120 ekushandisa hurongwa hwekushanda nekugadzirisa.Urongwa hunoda kuisa rondedzero yematanho achatorwa neguta kudzivirira uye kupindura zviri nani kune backups, "nechinangwa chekupedzisira chekubvisa sewer backups system-wide." Mutsamba yaNdira 23, EPA yakabvumidza kuwedzera kwakarongwa neguta kuti iwedzere nguva yekusvitsa chirongwa kusvika Chivabvu 31, 2017. McKenna akatiwo EPA iri zvakare vachitsvaga kujeka kukuru kubva muguta.Semuenzaniso, akanongedza kune "Status of Sewers" mushumo, unosanganisira dhata pamusoro pehuwandu hwemasewer backups anowanikwa nedhorobha, pamwe neruzivo rwekugadzirisa zviito zvakaitwa neguta.McKenna akadaro. chirevo, icho chinofanira kuramba chiri pachena, chaivepo che2012 uye 2013, asi kwete mumakore achangopfuura. Tsamba yaNdira 23 inoratidza kuti Guta rakaronga kutsiva EPA-inodiwa "Sewer Condition" mushumo (nekuda kweEPA musi waKukadzi 15) nedashboard inotambirwa pawebhusaiti yeDEP. EPA haina kubvumidza chirevo uye iri kukumbira Guta kuti riwane rumwe ruzivo kuti ive nechokwadi chekuti ruzivo rwunowanikwa pachena pawebhusaiti yeDEP uye inosanganisira zvinongedzo zvakajeka, kusanganisira mirairo yekuwana data. Bazi reNew York Dhipatimendi reMvura neSewers harina kutaura nezvenyaya dzine chekuita nekuchengetedzwa kwesuweji kana kuti EPA order, asi mumashoko eemail, mutauriri akati, "New York City yakaisa mabhiriyoni emadhora mukusimudzira hurongwa hwemvura yetsvina. uye nzira yedu inofambiswa nedata, inoshingairira mashandisirwo nekugadzirisa yakavandudza zvakanyanya mashandiro uye kuvimbika, kusanganisira kudzikiswa ne33 muzana mukuchengetedza tsvina. Mumwe mutauriri weDEP akatiwo mumakore gumi nemashanu adarika, bazi rakaisa mari inosvika mabhiriyoni gumi nematanhatu emadhora mukusimudzira marara eguta uye kuita zvirongwa zvekudzikisa huwandu hwemafuta emumba anopinda muchirongwa ichi, pamwe nehurongwa hwekubatsira varidzi vedzimba kuchengetedza hupenyu hwavo. .mapombi esuweji Dzimba dzinowanzobatanidzwa negadziriro yesuweji yeguta nemitsetse inomhanya kubva paimba kuenda kumapombi emuguta ari pasi pemugwagwa.Sezvo zvibatanidza izvi zviri panzvimbo yega, muridzi wemba ndiye ane basa rokuzvichengeta.Maererano nefungidziro yeguta, yakawanda kudarika 75 muzana yematambudziko emasuweji ari kukonzerwa nematambudziko emigwagwa yetsvina yakazvimirira. Mumwe mutauriri weDEP akati mumakore gumi nemashanu apfuura, bazi rakaisa mari inosvika mabhiriyoni gumi nematanhatu emadhora mukuvandudza masisitimu emvura yetsvina yeNew York City uye kuita zvirongwa zvekudzikisa huwandu hwegirisi yemumba. kupinda muhurongwa, pamwe chete nemapurogiramu ekubatsira varidzi vedzimba kuchengetedza tsvina yega yega. Asi vaviri veMedina nevavakidzani vavo vanoti girizi harisi dambudziko ravo reQueens, kana kuvharika kwetsvina yavo yakavanzika. "Takabhadhara mupfuri wepombi kuti auye kuzoiona," vakadaro Mai Medina."Vakatiudza kuti dambudziko rakanga risiri kwatiri, rakanga riri reguta, asi taifanira kubhadhara foni zvakadaro." Murume wake Roberto akakurira mumba yavari kugara, yaanoti amai vake vakatenga mukutanga kwema1970. "Ndichangokura nayo," akadaro, achitaura nezvekuchengetedza." Ndakadzidza kurarama nazvo." “Dambudziko redu rinopedza dambudziko iri nderekuisa mataira epasi, izvo zvinobatsira pakuchenesa nekuti tinokorobha nekuchichenesa,” vakadaro. "Takaisa chigadziro chekudzokera shure uye chakabatsira, asi chaiva chirevo chinodhura," akadaro.Varidzi vedzimba vanoisa mavharuvhu ekudzoka uye mamwe mavharuvhu ekudzivirira kuyerera kwemvura kuitira kuti tsvina irege kuyerera ichidzokera mudzimba dzavo, kunyange kana maitiro eguta akundikana. Vagari vakawanda vanofanira kuisa mavharuvhu anogona kuita mari iri pakati pe $2,500 ne $3,000 kana kupfuura, zvichienderana nekuvakwa kweimba imwe neimwe, akadaro John Good, nyanzvi yebasa revatengi kuBalkan Plumbing.A backflow preventer (dzimwe nguva inonzi backflow valve, butterfly valve, kana kuti backup valve) ine chigadziriso chinovhara kana mvura yetsvina ikatanga kuyerera ichibva mumasuweji eguta. Pashure pokunge agara mumba make muBronx kwemakore anopfuura 26, Francis Ferrer akati aiziva kuti kana chimbuzi chake chikatadza kugezeswa nemvura zvishoma nezvishoma, pane chakanga chisina kumira zvakanaka. "Vavakidzani vangu vaiuya vobvunza kuti 'Mune dambudziko here nokuti tine dambudziko?' uye unoziva," akadaro. "Zvave zvakadai kwemakore makumi maviri nematanhatu. Hapana zvaungaita pamusoro pazvo. Ndizvo," Ferrer akadaro. "Nzvimbo yakabuda uye zvose zvainhuhwirira nokuti maiva mumba nokuti musungo waiva mumba." Larry Miniccello akagara munharaunda yeSheepshead Bay yeBrooklyn kwemakore 38. Akati akanga aneta nekugadzirisa mabheji emvura nguva dzose uye akaisa valve yekudzorera makore mashomanana apfuura. "Kana iwe usina rudzi rwakadaro rwevhavha yekudzivirira mvura kuti irege kutsigira, iwe uchatsva munharaunda ino - hapana mubvunzo nezvazvo," akadaro. "Chakaitika ndechekuti pandakaisimudza zvishoma, yakabuda kunze, uye yakanga iri tsvina. Ndakatozoshandisa sando yangu kuirova nekuitsikirira pasi. Hwaive husiku hunotyisa," akadaro. Nhengo yeNew York City Council Chaim Deutsch inomiririra Minichello nevavakidzani vake muWadhi ye48 yeBrooklyn. Mushure memvura zhinji yezhizha rapfuura, Deutsh akaronga musangano wenharaunda kuti auye nehanya nenyaya yacho. Vanhu vave kungojairira uye vanotarisira kuti pese pachanaya mvura yakawanda, vanofanira kutarisa kamuri yavo yepasi,” vanodaro VaDeutsch. Akataura kuti musangano wakapa DEP mukana wekunzwa zvakananga kubva kuvagari vemo.Vagari vakadzidza nezvemavharuvhu avanogona kuisa uye inishuwarenzi iripo kugadzirisa masiweji evaridzi vedzimba.American Water Resources inopa inishuwarenzi kuvaridzi vedzimba kuburikidza nemari yemwedzi pamwedzi. Asi kunyangwe avo vanosaina havana kuvharwa kukuvadzwa nekuda kwematambudziko esuweji eguta, uye kukuvadzwa kwemidziyo nekuda kwekuchengetedza hakuna kuvharwa, zvisinei kuti dambudziko nderei. "Isu tinogadzirisa zvivharo pamigero yesuweji yevatengi, asi kukuvadzwa kwezvinhu zvemunhu mudzimba dzevatengi nekuda kwekuchengetedza hakuna kuvharwa nechirongwa," akadaro Richard Barnes, mutauriri weAmerican Water Resources. Mumwe wevaridzi vemisha yeNew York City akatora rutivi mupurogiramu yacho. "Idzi hadzisi mhinduro," Deutsch akadaro. "Pakupera kwezuva, vanhu havakodzere kuchengetedza maseweji. Tinofanira kuita zvese zvatinogona kuti tisararame seizvi kusvika chimwe chinhu chisingaperi chaitwa." Vanhu vatojaira zvekuti havafone pa311 uye ukasafona panhamba 311 kuti une seweji yakadzoserwa, zvinoita sezvisina kumboitika,” vakadaro vachiwedzera kuti mari yekuvandudza zvivakwa nguva zhinji inoenda. Nharaunda inonyora chichemo. "Vakafambira mberi zvakanyanya mukuderedza mabhapu neanopfuura 50 muzana mumakore mashoma apfuura. Zvisinei, isu tinofunga kuti zvakakosha kuti vaenderere mberi nekufambira mberi uku uye vadzoke zvakare uye vauye nedzimwe nzira dzekuderedza kuchengetedza zvakanyanya, "akadaro McKenna. . Minichello anonongedza kuti sisitimu yetsvina inoshandira vanhu vakawanda kupfuura yayakagadzirirwa kubata. "Handifungi kuti zvakanaka kutaura kuti guta racho harisi kuita basa raro nemazvo, nokuti izvozvo hazviitike kakawanda," akadaro Miniccello. ." "Munhu wose ari kuchema pamusoro pekuchinja kwemamiriro ekunze," akadaro Miniccello. "Ko kana tikatanga kunaya nguva dzose - chii chatinofanira kunetseka pamusoro penguva dzose kana kuchinaya? Iye achakuudza," akadaro, achigutsurira kumudzimai wake Marilyn. “Pese painaya, ndinodzika pasi, ndinodongorera katatu – pamwe 3am ndonzwa kuti mvura iri kunaya ndinobva ndadzika kuti ndione kuti hapana mvura irikuuya nekuti unotokurumidza kubata. Kunyange pasina kuwedzera kwekunaya kwemvura, vagari veQueens vanoti pane chimwe chinhu chinoda kuitwa.Mai Medina vakatsanangura mhinduro yeguta se "kunonoka" uye vakati guta harina mhosva yenyaya iyi, izvo zvakawedzera kuvhiringidzika kwavo. "Ranga riri dambudziko kubva zvatakatenga [imba], dzimwe nguva kunyangwe mvura isinganayi," akadaro Bibi Hussain, 49, uyo anochengeta amai vake vakwegura, avo vakatenga imba iyi muna 1989 .Ndimumwe wavo. chikamu chidiki chevanhu vanotaura "dry weather backup," izvo zvisina chekuita nemamiriro ekunze. "Hatigoni kusiya chero chinhu pasi. Isu tinochengeta zvinhu zvakakwirira nokuti hatimbozivi kuti pachava nemafashamo, "akadaro Hussain, achiwedzera kuti hapana aigona kutsanangura kuti nei mhuri yake yaifanira kubata nayo kuchengetedza. SaMedina, akati mushure mekuchengetedza kwega kwega, mhuri yake yaizobhadhara pombi wemvura uyo akavaudza kuti dambudziko raive nehurongwa hweguta.