EPA ikulimbikitsa New York City kuti ithetseretu zosunga zonyansa

Jennifer Medina akuti zosunga zonyansa pafupipafupi kunyumba kwawo ku Queens zimawonongera banja lake ndalama ndikuyambitsa mphumu. Patsiku lamvula m’chilimwe chathachi, mayi wina wa ku Brooklyn wa ana anayi anali ndi pakati pa mwana wake wachisanu pamene anamva madzi akutsanulira m’chipinda chake chapansi. zimbudzi. "Zinali ndowe. Panali sabata imodzi ndisanabereke mwana wanga ndipo ndidatsuka chilichonse - malaya amkati, ma pijamas, mipando yagalimoto, ngolo, ma strollers, chilichonse," adatero mayiyo, yemwe sadafune kuti Anonymity adatulutsidwa kuopa kuchedwa. malipiro ake owonongeka ku mzinda. "Ndinayamba kupanga mavidiyo kwa mwamuna wanga kuti andiuze momwe ndingasinthire, ndiyeno ndinakhala ngati 'oh ana anga, thamangani masitepe' - chifukwa ndikupita ku akakolo," adatero Mead. Wood wokhalamo adatero. Kubwezeretsanso ndi vuto mdera lake, adatero Jennifer Medina, 48, wokhala ku Queens pamtunda wa makilomita angapo. "Zakhala zovuta, posachedwa kuposa kale," adatero Medina, ndikuwonjezera kuti zosunga zobwezeretsera zakhala vuto kuyambira pomwe banja la mwamuna wake lidagula nyumbayo pafupi ndi South Ozone Park zaka 38 zapitazo. Anthu ambiri a ku New York amaopa kugwa mvula, koma kwa anthu ena okhala m’mizinda, kukhala kunyumba sikuli bwino. ndi zinyalala za anthu zosayeretsedwa.Kwa anthu ambiri okhala m’dzikoli, vutoli si lachilendo. Medina adati adayimba foni 311, foni yam'tawuniyi kuti ithandize anthu osayika moyo pachiwopsezo, kangapo kuti awathandize kuthana ndi chipwirikiti chonyansa komanso chokwera mtengo. Akuchita ngati kuti si vuto lawo,” Medina anatero ponena za yankho la mzindawu. midadada ina ya mizinda kwa zaka zambiri yakhala ikuyang'aniridwa mochepa kwambiri. Vutoli linali lofala kwambiri m'madera ena a Brooklyn, Queens ndi Staten Island, komanso linachitika m'madera onse asanu. M'zaka zaposachedwa, mzindawu wayesetsa kuthana ndi vutoli, ndi zotsatira zosiyana.Tsopano bungwe la Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) likulowa mkati. Last August, bungweli linapereka lamulo la akuluakulu a boma lomwe linakakamiza mzindawu kuganizira zinthu zomwe zakhala zikuchitika kwa nthawi yaitali. "Mzindawu uli ndi mbiri yakale yosungiramo zimbudzi zapansi ndi zimbudzi zomwe zimalowa m'zipinda zapansi zogona komanso zamalonda," atero a Douglas McKenna, mkulu wa EPA wowona za kutsata madzi, za zomwe mzindawu udapereka ku EPA. Malinga ndi lamuloli, mzindawu "siwunathetse kuphwanya pa liwiro komanso pamlingo wofunikira kuteteza nzika." Bungweli linanena kuti zosungirako zimavumbula anthu ku zimbudzi zosagwiritsidwa ntchito, zomwe zingawononge thanzi la anthu.Zosungirakozo zinaphwanyanso lamulo la Clean Water Act polola kuti madzi otayira omwe sanatsukidwe atayidwe mumtsinje wapafupi. Popereka lamuloli (lomwe McKenna akunena kuti si chilango), EPA ikufuna kuti mzindawu ugwirizane ndi lamulo la Water Water Act, kupanga ndi kukhazikitsa ndondomeko yoyendetsera ntchito ndi kukonza, madandaulo abwino a zolemba ndi kuonjezera kuwonekera poyang'anira nkhanizi. ikhazikitsa ntchito yomwe mzindawu ukugwira kale, adatero. Malinga ndi kalata yoperekedwa ndi EPA, mzinda wa New York City unalandira lamuloli pa Seputembara 2 ndipo unali ndi masiku 120 kuti agwiritse ntchito ndondomeko ya ntchito ndi kukonza. backups, "ndi cholinga chachikulu chochotseratu zosungirako zosungirako zimbudzi padziko lonse." M'kalata ya Januware 23, EPA idavomereza kukulitsa komwe kwaperekedwa ndi mzindawu kuti awonjezere tsiku lomaliza la dongosololi mpaka Meyi 31, 2017. McKenna adatinso EPA ilinso kufunafuna kuwonekera mokulirapo kuchokera mumzinda.Mwachitsanzo, adawonetsa lipoti la "Status of Sewers", lomwe limaphatikizapo zambiri za kuchuluka kwa zosungirako zosungirako zimbudzi zomwe akukumana nazo, komanso zambiri zokhudzana ndi kukonza zomwe mzindawu wakhazikitsa.McKenna adatero. lipotilo, lomwe liyenera kukhala lodziwika bwino, linalipo kwa 2012 ndi 2013, koma osati m'zaka zaposachedwa. Kalata ya Januware 23 ikuwonetsa kuti mzindawu wakonza zosintha lipoti la "Sewer Condition" lomwe limafunikira EPA (chifukwa cha EPA pa Feb. 15) ndi dashboard yomwe ili patsamba la DEP. EPA sinavomereze pempholi ndipo ili funsani Mzinda kuti mudziwe zambiri kuti zitsimikizire kuti zidziwitsozo zikupezeka pagulu la DEP komanso zikuphatikizapo maulalo omveka bwino, kuphatikiza malangizo amomwe mungapezere deta. The New York Department of Water and Sewers sanayankhepo kanthu pa nkhani zina zokhudzana ndi kusungidwa kwa sewero kapena dongosolo la EPA, koma m'mawu otumizira maimelo, wolankhulira adati, "New York City yayika mabiliyoni a madola pakukweza makina athu amadzi onyansa. komanso njira yathu yoyendetsera ntchito ndi kukonza zinthu motsogozedwa ndi deta, yathandizira kwambiri magwiridwe antchito komanso kudalirika, kuphatikiza kuchepetsa ndi 33 peresenti ya zosunga zotayira m'madzi. Mneneri wa DEP adatinso pazaka 15 zapitazi, dipatimentiyi idayika ndalama pafupifupi $16 biliyoni pakukweza madzi otayira mumzinda ndikukhazikitsa madongosolo ochepetsa kuchuluka kwamafuta apanyumba omwe amalowa m'dongosololi, komanso mapologalamu othandizira eni nyumba kukhalabe ndi moyo wachinsinsi. .sewero Nyumba nthawi zambiri zimagwirizanitsidwa ndi njira yoyendetsera zimbudzi za mzinda ndi mizere yomwe imayenda kuchokera ku nyumba kupita ku mapaipi a mumzinda pansi pa msewu. 75 peresenti ya lipoti la vuto la zonyansa zimayamba chifukwa cha zovuta za mizere ya zimbudzi zachinsinsi Mneneri wa DEP adati pazaka 15 zapitazi, dipatimentiyi yayika ndalama pafupifupi $16 biliyoni pakukweza njira zamadzi otayira mumzinda wa New York ndikukhazikitsa mapulogalamu ochepetsa kuchuluka kwamafuta apanyumba. kulowa m'dongosolo, komanso mapulogalamu othandizira eni nyumba kuti azikhala ndi zimbudzi zapadera.Mzerewu ukhoza kumangirira ndi kumamatira mkati mwa ngalande, kuletsa kapena kutsekereza madzi otayira. Koma banja la Medina ndi anansi awo akuti mafutawo si vuto lawo la Queens, kapena kutsekeka kwa ngalande yawo yamadzi. "Tinalipira woimba kuti abwere kudzaziwona," adatero Mayi Madina." Iwo adatiuza kuti vuto silinali kwa ife, linali la mzinda, koma tinkayenera kulipira foni. Mwamuna wake Roberto anakulira m'nyumba yomwe akukhalamo, yomwe akuti amayi ake adagula kumayambiriro kwa zaka za m'ma 1970. "Ndinangokulira nawo," adatero, ponena za zosunga zobwezeretsera. "Ndinaphunzira kukhala nazo." Njira yathu yothetsera vutoli ndikumanga matailosi pansi, zomwe zimathandiza kuyeretsa chifukwa timakolopa ndikuzipaka bleach,” adatero. "Tinayika chipangizo chobwerera m'mbuyo ndipo chinathandiza, koma chinali lingaliro lamtengo wapatali," adatero.Eni nyumba amaika ma valve obwerera ndi ma valve ena oyendetsa madzi kuti ateteze zimbudzi kuti zisabwererenso m'nyumba zawo, ngakhale pamene machitidwe a mzinda akulephera. Anthu ambiri amayenera kukhazikitsa ma valve omwe angagule pakati pa $ 2,500 ndi $ 3,000 kapena kuposerapo, malingana ndi kumangidwa kwa nyumba iliyonse, anatero John Good, katswiri wothandizira makasitomala ku Balkan Plumbing. Backup valve) imakhala ndi makina omwe amatseka madzi oyipa akayamba kutuluka kuchokera ku ngalande za mzindawo. Atakhala m’nyumba yake ku Bronx kwa zaka zoposa 26, Francis Ferrer ananena kuti ankadziwa kuti ngati chimbudzi chake sichimatuluka pang’onopang’ono kapena kutulutsa madzi pang’onopang’ono, ndiye kuti pali vuto. “Anansi anga ankabwera kudzandifunsa kuti, ‘Kodi muli ndi vuto chifukwa tili ndi vuto?’ ndipo mukudziwa, "adatero. "Zakhala chonchi kwa zaka 26. Palibe chimene mungachite. Ndi momwemo, "adatero Ferrer." Ndowe zinatuluka ndipo zonse zinanunkhiza chifukwa zinalidi m'nyumba chifukwa msampha unali m'nyumba. Larry Miniccello wakhala akukhala m'dera la Sheepshead Bay ku Brooklyn kwa zaka 38. Iye adanena kuti anali atatopa kuthana ndi zosungirako zosungirako zowonongeka kawirikawiri ndipo anaika valve yobwerera zaka zingapo zapitazo. "Ngati mulibe valavu yotereyi kuti madzi asasunthike, mudzawotchedwa m'dera lino - palibe funso," adatero. "Chimene chinachitika n'chakuti nditachikweza pang'ono, chinalavula, ndipo chinali chimbudzi. Ndinayenera kugwiritsa ntchito nyundo yanga kuti ndiigwetse ndikuyiyika pansi. Unali usiku woopsa," adatero. Membala wa New York City Council Chaim Deutsch akuimira Minichello ndi anansi ake ku Ward ya 48 ya Brooklyn. Pambuyo pa mvula yamphamvu m'chilimwe chatha, Deutsh anakonza msonkhano wa anthu kuti afotokoze nkhaniyi. Anthu akungozolowera ndipo amayembekeza kuti mvula ikagwa kwambiri, amayenera kuyang'ana chipinda chawo chapansi,” adatero Deutsch. Anati msonkhanowu unapatsa DEP mwayi woti amve mwachindunji kuchokera kwa anthu okhalamo.Okhalamo adaphunzira za ma valve omwe angathe kukhazikitsa ndi inshuwalansi yomwe ilipo kuti akonze zimbudzi za eni nyumba.American Water Resources imapereka inshuwalansi kwa eni nyumba kupyolera mu ngongole za mwezi ndi mwezi. Koma ngakhale iwo omwe amalembetsa samaphimbidwa chifukwa cha kuwonongeka chifukwa cha zovuta za sewero la mzindawo, komanso kuwonongeka kwa katundu chifukwa cha zosunga zobwezeretsera sikukuphimbidwa, zivute zitani. "Timakonza zotsekera m'mizere yonyansa yamakasitomala, koma kuwonongeka kwa katundu m'nyumba zamakasitomala chifukwa cha zosunga zobwezeretsera sikunaphimbidwe ndi pulogalamuyi," atero a Richard Barnes, olankhulira ku American Water Resources. M’modzi wa eni nyumba a ku New York City anachita nawo programuyo. "Awa si mayankho," adatero Deutsch. "Kumapeto kwa tsiku, anthu sakuyenera kusungirako zonyansa. Tiyenera kuchita zonse zomwe tingathe kuti tisakhale ndi moyo wotero mpaka chinthu china chokhalitsa chitatha." Anthu azolowereka moti samayimba foni pa 311 ndipo ngati simukuyimbira foni 311 kuti anene kuti muli ndi sewero, zimakhala ngati sizinachitikepo,” adatero ndikuwonjezera kuti ndalama zowongolera zomangamanga nthawi zambiri zimapita. Dera lomwe limalemba madandaulo. "Iwo apita patsogolo kwambiri pakuchepetsa zosunga zobwezeretsera ndi 50 peresenti pazaka zingapo zapitazi. Komabe, tikuganiza kuti ndikofunikira kuti apitilize kupita patsogolo ndikuyambiranso ndikubwera ndi njira zina zochepetsera zosunga zobwezeretsera mopitilira apo, "adatero McKenna. . Minichello akuwonetsa kuti njira zoyendetsera ngalande zimathandizira anthu ambiri kuposa momwe zidapangidwira. "Sindikuganiza kuti n'koyenera kunena kuti mzindawu sukuchita bwino ntchito yawo, chifukwa izi sizichitika kawirikawiri," adatero Miniccello. ." "Aliyense akufuula za kusintha kwa nyengo," adatero Miniccello. "Bwanji ngati tiyamba kugwa mvula nthawi zonse - kodi tizidandaula chiyani nthawi iliyonse mvula ikagwa? Adzakuuzani, "adatero, akugwedeza mkazi wake Marilyn. "Nthawi zonse mvula ikagwa, ndimatsika, ndimayang'ana katatu - mwina 3am ndikumva kuti mvula ikugwa ndikutsika kuti ndiwonetsetse kuti palibe madzi omwe amalowa chifukwa umayenera kugwira msanga." Ngakhale mvula isanawonjezeke, anthu okhala ku Queens akuti pali china chake chomwe chiyenera kuchitika.Akazi a Medina adalongosola yankho la mzindawu ngati "lodekha" ndipo adati mzindawu sunapangitse nkhaniyi, zomwe zimangowonjezera kukhumudwa kwake. "Zakhala zovuta kuyambira pomwe tidagula [nyumbayo], nthawi zina ngakhale sikugwa mvula," adatero Bibi Hussain, wazaka 49, yemwe amasamalira amayi ake okalamba, omwe adagula nyumbayo mu 1989 .Ndi mmodzi wa iwo.A anthu ochepa omwe amafotokoza "kusunga nyengo youma," zomwe sizikugwirizana ndi nyengo. "Sitingathe kusiya chilichonse pansi. Timasunga zinthu zapamwamba chifukwa sitidziwa nthawi yomwe kudzakhala kusefukira kwa madzi," adatero Hussain, akuwonjezera kuti palibe amene angafotokoze chifukwa chake banja lake liyenera kuthana ndi zosunga zobwezeretsera. Monga Medina, adanena kuti pambuyo pa kubweza kulikonse, banja lake lidzalipira woyendetsa mabomba yemwe adawauza kuti vuto linali ndi dongosolo la mzindawo.