Idolophu encinci yaseWaterford, eMaine kwimpelaveki ibe yidolophu yesithathu kurhulumente ukuphumeza isigqibo esibhengeza inkcaso kwisicwangciso esijolise ekuziseni ioli yetha yetha yaseCanada ngombhobho weoyile okhoyo osuka eMontreal ukuya kunxweme lwaseNew England.
"Le projekthi imalunga nemali," utshilo umchasi wepayipi kunye nomhlali wedolophu uPaula Easton phambi kwevoti. Imingcipheko kwimekobume yendawo-kubandakanya iCrooked River watershed ebonelela ngamanzi okusela kwindawo enkulu esemazantsi eMaine- "yayingamkelekanga kwaye ayinakuguqulwa" utshilo.
Ngokutsho kwi Lewiston (Maine) Sun Journal, I-Easton yayininzi ekugqibeleni ivotele isisombululo kwi-56-34 yokwahlukana kwintlanganiso yedolophu evulekileyo ngoMgqibelo.
Abahlali babenexhala ngakumbi malunga nokuchitheka okunokwenzeka kwaye bahlala bengaqinisekanga ngabaphathi beshishini ababekho kwintlanganiso.
โIcandelo le-Waterford leemayile ezisi-7.8 kumbhobho liphethe phantse iilitha zeoyile ezisisigidi. Ukusuka kwivalve yokuvala iRaymond ukuya kwivalve evaliweyo eWaterford iimayile ezingama-25 zibamba ngaphezulu kwe-3 yezigidi zeelitha ze-oyile,โ utshilo umhlali waseWaterford kunye nosonzululwazi nomfundisi-ntsapho uEarl Morse. "Ukuba lo mbhobho wakudala, oneminyaka engama-62 ubudala uthwala isanti yetela kunye nokugqabhuka njengokuba kwenzeka eKalamazoo, eMichigan ngoJulayi ka-2010, umlambo wamanzi oMlambo iCrooked kunye neLake laseSebago liya kutshabalala."
Ukongeza kwiinkxalabo malunga nokukhusela iindlela zamanzi zasekhaya kunye namanzi okusela, isisombululo sichaze inkxalabo yengozi enkulu yendalo kunye nezempilo yoluntu kwisanti yetar kumxholo wedolophu kunye nommandla oxhomekeke kakhulu kwindawo ecocekileyo yokuzonwabisa, ukhenketho kunye noqoqosho ngokubanzi. .
"Siyavuyisana nedolophu kunye nabemi baseWaterford ngokuphumelela esi sigqibo sibalulekileyo," watsho uTodd Martin, uMququzeleli wokufikelela kwiBhunga leNdalo yaseMaine. Nje ukuba ufunde malunga nesanti yetela kunye nemibhobho, akukho nzima ukubona ukuba iya kuba yinto embi kuMaine. Silindele uninzi lwezinye iidolophu ezisecaleni kwendlela ukuba zithethe kwiinyanga ezizayo. โ
Umbhobho okhoyo ngoku, ophantsi kwe-Exxon Mobil i-Portland-Montreal Pipeline Company yinkqubo yemibhobho ye-oyile eqhelekileyo eqala kwitheminali yonxweme kwisixeko saseSouth Portland kwaye ithwala amafutha kwiimayile ezingama-236 ukuya eMontreal.
Njengenxalenye yokutyhala okuthe cwaka kodwa okunempikiswano ngabo bazama ukufumana iindawo zokuthumela ngaphandle kwesanti yetar yase-Alberta, i-PMPC ithe iyakwamkeleka ithuba lokubuyisela umva ukuhamba kombhobho wayo, nangona isanti yetar inomtsalane ngakumbi kunomzala wayo wesiqhelo nangona kunjalo. into yokuba umbhobho ungaphezulu kweminyaka engamashumi amathandathu ubudala.
"Emva kokuva kwiingcali kumacala omabini, kwaye emva kwengxoxo engaphezulu kweyure, abantu baseWaterford bathethile," utshilo uSihlalo weBhodi yeWaterford uRandy Lessard. "Sivakalelwa njengedolophu ukuthutha ioyile yethare etyhutyha umbhobho wePortland-Montreal kubeka umngcipheko kwimpilo, ukhuseleko, imithombo yendalo, ipropathi kunye nentlalontle yezoqoqosho yabahlali baseWaterford."
Umongameli we-PMPC uLarry Wilson uthethe phambi kwevoti naye, esithi xa abahlali "beve inyani," abazukuchasa lo mbhobho. Wazama ukuthomalalisa uloyiko lokuphalala ngokuthi, โUkuchitheka kunzima; bacela umngeni. Iinkampani azinalo ithuba lokuyonakalisa imeko kwaye zihambe. Kufuneka ucoce okuchithekileyo.โ
Kusenokwenzeka ukuba wayengekafundi le ngxelo ukusuka eMichigan, apho inkampani yombhobho ye-Enbridge iyaqhubeka nokulwa noxanduva lwayo lokuxhasa ngezimali izifundo ezizimeleyo ezenzelwe ukufumanisa iimpembelelo eziqhubekayo zokuchitheka kweoyile eyakhupha iilitha ezimalunga nesigidi zesanti yetha yaseKhanada kumlambo waseKalamazoo 2010. Kungakhathaliseki, uWilson akazange aphumelele. kwilinge lakhe lokucenga uninzi, kuquka umhlali wedolophu uBart Hague.
โNjengomnini-mhlaba oziihektare ezingama-480 ecaleni koMlambo iCrooked kunye nemayile yomhlaba onqumla umbhobho e-Waterford, umhlaba wam uya kuchaphazeleka ngokuthe ngqo ukuba isanti yetela inokumpontshelwa kwiPipeline yasePortland yaseMontreal,โ utshilo uHague. โUkuchitheka kweoli yetela kwindawo ehlala umgxobhozo ecaleni koMlambo iCrooked kuya kuba nzima ukucocwa njengoko isanti yetela inzima kwaye ijiyile kuneoli eqhelekileyo.โ
NgoJanuwari, amawaka abantu abavela kulo lonke elase-New England bahlanganisana kwisixeko sasePortland ukuya bavakalise inkcaso yabo kulo mbhobho. Okuzayo iqonga ledolophu eMzantsi Portland, apho izikhululo zokumpompa ezintsha ziya kufuneka zakhiwe, zicwangciselwe kwiveki ezayo.
Ulwimi olupheleleyo lwaseWaterford isisombululo sikamasipala ndelayo:
THINA, abemi baseWaterford Maine, siye saqonda ukuba iPipeline yasePortland-Montreal etyhutyha idolophu yethu ithathelwe ingqalelo ukuthutha ioli ye-tar sands ukusuka eMontreal ukuya eSouth Portland, eya kuba yinto yokubuyisela umva kunye nokutshintsha ukusuka kwayo. ukusetyenziswa koqobo.
a) Siyachasana nalo naluphi na utshintsho kwicala lokuhamba okanye uhlobo lwemveliso empontshwayo kuyo nayiphi na imibhobho ye-oyile ekrwada ekhoyo ngoku ehamba e-Waterford nenqumla kuMlambo i-Crooked River, imigxobhozo kunye ne-akhwifa.
b) Ngokwamkelwa kwesi sigqibo, iDolophu yaseWaterford ivakalisa inkcaso yayo ekuthuthweni kwesanti yetela kwidolophu yethu ngoLulaliso olukhoyo olukhoyo loLuntu. Sivakalelwa kukuba ezo zithuthi aziloncedo eWaterford kwaye zibandakanya umngcipheko ongamkelekanga kumlambo wethu, impilo yethu yoluntu kunye nokhuseleko, amaxabiso ezindlu, imithombo yolonwabo, umgangatho wamanzi, kunye nemithombo yendalo ecocekileyo apho uluntu lwethu luxhomekeke kubo.
c) Ngokwamkelwa kwesi sigqibo, idolophu yaseWaterford icela iNdlu yoWiso-mthetho yaseMaine, iNkongolo yase-United States, i-Arhente yoKhuseleko lokuSingqongileyo yase-US (EPA), kunye namaSebe kaRhulumente ukuba afune uphononongo olucokisekileyo lwempembelelo yokusingqongileyo kuzo zonke izindululo zemibhobho yetha. uphononongo olupheleleyo lwempilo, ukhuseleko kunye nemingcipheko yokusingqongileyo.
d.) Ngokwamkelwa kwesi sigqibo, idolophu yaseWaterford ixhasa ukudalwa kwezikhokelo ezicacileyo ze-Federal kunye ne-State zokulandelela ukubunjwa kweekhemikhali zemibhobho ehambisa amafutha ukuze oorhulumente basekhaya, abemi, kunye nabaphenduli bokuqala baqonde ngcono, kwaye bacwangcise, imingcipheko eyayanyaniswa nohlobo oluthile lwamafutha ahamba phakathi okanye kwiindawo abahlala kuzo.
e.) Ngokwamkelwa kwesi sigqibo, idolophu yaseWaterford ikhuthaza iState of Maine kunye namanye amazwe akumntla-mpuma ukuba axhase imigaqo-nkqubo enceda ekuphuhliseni nasekutshintsheni ukusetyenziswa kwamafutha kude kumafutha anefuthe eliphezulu afana nesanti yetela.
f.) Ngokwamkelwa kwesi sigqibo, idolophu yaseWaterford iya kudlulisela ikopi yesi sigqibo kubathunywa baseMaine State Congression, uMmeli weState waseMaine waseWaterford, kunye noSenator weSifunda saseMaine omele iWaterford, i-US EPA kunye namaSebe kaRhulumente.
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