Uma uhlala e-Indianapolis, cishe uke wazizwa izixwayiso ngokubhebhetheka eMfuleni oMhlophe noma udla izinhlanzi kuwo. Ezizukulwaneni, umfula usugcwele udoti nokungcola, okuthola idumela elibi. Njalo ngonyaka, uMuzi wase-Indianapolis uthatha izinyathelo zokuhlanza amabhange namanzi eMfuleni oMhlophe. Kodwa iminyaka yokuhlukunyezwa, ukuthuthukiswa kanye nokukhishwa kwamakhemikhali kuye kwabangela ukungcola okukhulu nokulahlekelwa yizilwane zasendle.
Ngenkathi kuzothatha izinhlangano zemizi nezinzuzo ezingekho inzuzo ukuhlanza umfula, kwenziwa ukuthuthukiswa komgwaqo wamanzi ohlanzekile we-Indy.
Lapho uMfula ugeleza khona
UMfula oMhlophe ugeleza emafolishi amabili ngaphesheya kweCentral nase-Indiana e-Indiana, okwakhiwa i-watershed enkulu kunazo zonke eziqukethwe ngaphakathi kwezwe. Kuyinto imfoloko eNtshonalanga yomfula eqala eRandolph County, ehamba ngendlela eya eMuncie, Anderson, eNoblesville futhi ekugcineni, e-Indianapolis. I-White River State Park itholakala emagqumeni eMfula oMhlophe, ohamba kuwo edolobheni lase-Indianapolis ngokusebenzisa umsele owaziwayo. Ngesikhathi izivakashi zijabulela ukuhamba ngezinyawo ezihamba eceleni komfula noma ukuthatha umgwaqo omfushane wokugibela izikebhe, ukubuka okunye emanzini abo okugwedla kubonisa izinga eliphezulu lokungcola.
Indlela i-Indianapolis isebenza ngayo ukuhlanza amanzi
Yikholelwa noma cha, uMfula oMhlophe wawusezingeni elibi nakakhulu kunanamuhla.
Ngokusebenzisana nezinhlangano ezihlukahlukene, Abangane boMfula oMhlophe, i-Indianapolis belokhu bezama ukuhlanza umfula iminyaka. Enye indlela idolobha lenze lokhu ukusingatha i-White River Cleanup yonyaka. Lesi senzakalo senzeke eminyakeni engu-23 edlule. Unyaka ngamunye, amakhulu amavolontiya ahlanzekile eduze kwaseMorris Street, eRaymond Street naseMhlophe River Parkway, esusa ama-debris afana namathayi kanye nefenisha elahliwe.
Kule minyaka, izisebenzi zokuzithandela ezile mcimbi zisuse amathani angaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-1.5 ezidoti kusukela emfuleni oMfula oMhlophe.
Indlela uMfula Omhlophe Othole Lokhu Okubi
Emashumini ambalwa ambalwa adlule, indawo eseMfuleni i-White ibone ukwanda okukhulu kwezokuthuthukiswa kwezindlu, izindawo zokuthenga kanye namapaki ezimboni. Lokhu kukhula okusheshayo kwaholela ekulahlekelweni kwezindawo nezinkuni ezikhuni okwandisa imvula. Ukukhula kwezezimboni kwabangele amakhemikhali agibele emfuleni futhi ikhwalithi yamanzi yahlehliswa. Izilwane zasendle zalahlekelwa indawo yazo yemvelo futhi ngisho nezimila ezisemabhange zahlupheka.
Yini eyenza ushintsho
Nakuba izinhlangano ezihlukahlukene ziye zazama ukuhlanza umfula ngezizukulwane, kuthatha inhlekelele ukuba ithinte ngempela ushintsho. Ngo-1999, inqwaba yezinhlanzi yabulawa ngenxa yokungcola okuvela ku-Anderson inkampani, Guide Corp. Ukulahlekelwa yizinhlanzi eziningi kangaka kwavutha ukucasula komphakathi ngaphansi koMfula oMhlophe. Umbuso wehlile phansi, wagqugquzela inkampani ukuthi ibe yizigidi eziyizigidi ezingu-14.2 zokuhlala. Ngenxa yalesi sigameko, iminikelo evela ezikhungweni ezizimele nezomphakathi yaqala ukungena ngamathemba okubuyisela umfula kube yinkazimulo yayo yangaphambili.
Ukuqasha okusha eMfuleni oMhlophe kuHlelo Lokuvuselelwa
Ngenkathi umfula ungesihambi ekulahleni, ukuthuthukiswa nokugcinwa kwemigwaqo ehlangothini lomfula kusize ukukhulisa ukwazisa ngomfula.
I-Monon Trail, cishe ethandwa kakhulu; ukuheha abagijimi, abahamba ngezinyawo nama-bikers avela ngaphesheya kwe-Indy. Umzila uhlinzeka ngokuphepha emvelweni ngaphakathi kwemingcele yedolobha. Ukuthandwa kwe-Monon, kanye nomgwaqo wayo owenziwe njalo uye wavimbela abantu ekulahla izidakamizwa zasendlini nakwezinye izidakamizwa emabhange eMfuleni oMhlophe.
Indlela Ongasiza ngayo
Ama-ejensi kaHulumeni kanye nonzuzo njengabangane boMfula oMhlophe baqhubeka bezama ukuthuthukisa izimo ukuze ngolunye usuku, izakhamuzi zase-Indy zizibhukuda eziphephile emfuleni. Eminyakeni embalwa eyedlule, i-Indy Parks ibe ngaphansi kwengcindezi yezezimali futhi imizamo yokuhlanza ixhomeke kakhulu kumavolontiya. Labo abanentshisekelo kufanele baxhumane nabangani boMfula oMhlophe ngokusebenzisa iwebhusayithi yabo.