NguColonel Ann Wright, World BEYOND War, UEpreli 16, 2022
On Nge-7 kaMatshi ka-2022 unobhala wezoKhuselo uLloyd Austin wayalela ukuba kucinywe kwaye kuvalwe oneminyaka engama-80 ubudala evuza iitanki zamafutha ezizigidi ezingama-250 eRed Hill kwisiqithi saseO'ahu, eHawai'i. Lo myalelo ufike kwiintsuku ezingama-95 emva kokuvuza okuyingozi kwe-19,000-gallon ye-jet fuel kwelinye lamaqula amanzi okusela asebenza nguMkhosi waManzi waseMelika. Amanzi okusela abantu abangaphezu kwama-93,000 3 ayengcolisekile, kuquka namanzi eentsapho ezininzi zasemkhosini nezabemi abahlala kwiziseko zomkhosi. Amakhulu aye kumagumbi angxamisekileyo ukuze anyange irhashalala, intloko ebuhlungu, ukugabha, urhudo nokuxhuzula. Umkhosi wabeka amawaka eentsapho zomkhosi kwiihotele zaseWaikiki zokuchithela iiholide ngaphezulu kweenyanga ezi-XNUMX ngelixa abantu beshiywe ukuba bazifumanele iindawo zabo zokuhlala. Umkhosi uthi sele ichithe i-1 yeebhiliyoni zeedola kule ntlekele kunye neNkongolo yase-US yabele enye i-1 yeebhiliyoni zeedola emkhosini, kodwa akukho nanye kwi-State of Hawai'i ngomonakalo kwi-aquifer yesiqithi.
Uvuyo lokuqala lwesibhengezo sikaNobhala wezoKhuseleko ngesigqibo sokuphelisa amafutha kunye nokuvala iitanki sele igugile kubemi, idolophu kunye namagosa karhulumente.
Amaqula amathathu eSixeko sase-Honolulu zavalwa ukunqanda ukuzoba i-jet fuel plume esuka kwiRed Hill Umngxuma womthombo wamanzi uqhubela phambili kwi-aquifer enkulu yesiqithi ebonelela ngamanzi okusela abantu abangama-400,000 e-O'ahu. Ibhodi yeSiqithi yoBonelelo lwaManzi sele ikhuphe isicelo sokucuthwa kwamanzi kubo bonke abahlali kwaye yalumkisa ngomlinganiselo wamanzi ehlotyeni. Ukongeza, ilumkise oosomashishini ukuba amaphepha-mvume okwakha iiprojekthi ezili-17 ezisalindelweyo anokwalelwa ukuba ingxaki yamanzi iyaqhubeka.
Olunye uvuza lwenzekile ukususela oko kwenziwe isaziso. Ngomhla woku-1 kuTshazimpuzi, ngo-2022 US Navy wathi nokuba iilitha ezingama-30 okanye ezingama-50 zamafutha ejethi avuzayo, kuxhomekeke ekukhululweni kweendaba. Uninzi lwabakhi-mkhanyo balilumkele inani njengoko uMkhosi waManzi uye waxela ukuvuza kwangaphambili.
Iintsapho zasemkhosini kunye nabahlali ababuyele emakhayeni abo emva kokuba umkhosi uqhube ukugungxulwa kwemibhobho yamanzi uyaqhubeka nokuxela iintloko ezibuhlungu ngenxa yevumba eliphuma kwiimpompo ezigungxulwayo kunye nerhashalala ekuhlambeni ngamanzi agungxulweyo. Abaninzi basebenzisa amanzi asebhotileni ngeendleko zabo.
Ilungu elinye lasemkhosini elisebenzayo kunye nomama wenze uluhlu lweempawu ezingama-31 ezisaphathwa ngamalungu osapho ahlala kumakhaya “akhukuliswe” ngamanzi angcolileyo kunye nabantu abavotelwe kwiqela lenkxaso likaFacebook.
Ndibandakanya iimpawu eziphezulu ezingama-20 kuvoto kwaye inani labantu abaphendulayo linika isikhumbuzo esothusayo sokuba iintsapho bezityhubela ntoni kwezi nyanga zi-4 kunye nesiqingatha ezidlulileyo. Ndikwathumela oku kuba akukho nanye emkhosini, i-arhente yaseburhulumenteni okanye i-arhente yaseburhulumenteni ekhe yapapasha nayiphi na idatha okanye uphando. Iimpawu zathunyelwa nge-8 ka-Epreli Iphepha le-Facebook le-JBPHH lokungcoliseka kwamanzi ukungena. Kwiintsuku ezisi-7 kuFacebook, ezi ziimpendulo ukusukela nge-15 ka-Epreli 2022:
Intloko ebuhlungu 113,
Ukudinwa/ukuphelelwa ngamandla 102,
Ixhala, uxinzelelo, ukuphazamiseka kwengqondo 91,
Imiba yenkumbulo okanye ingqalelo 73,
Ukuvutha kolusu, irhashalala, ukutshisa 62,
Isiyezi/i-vertigo 55,
Khohlela 42,
Isicaphucaphu okanye ukugabha 41,
Iintlungu zomqolo 39,
Iinwele/ukulahleka kweziphopho 35,
Ukubila ebusuku 30,
Urhudo 28,
Impilo yabasetyhini/imiba yokuya exesheni 25,
Iintlungu ezigqithisileyo zendlebe, ukungeva, i-tendinitis 24,
Iintlungu ezidibeneyo 22,
Ukubetha kwentliziyo ephezulu 19,
Sinusitis, impumlo enegazi 19,
Iintlungu zesifuba 18,
Ukuphelelwa ngumphefumlo 17,
Iilebhu ezingaqhelekanga 15,
Intlungu yesisu 15,
Ukuphazamiseka kokuhamba / ukukwazi ukuhamba 11,
Random fever 8,
Imiba yesinyi 8,
Ilahleko yamazinyo kunye nokuzalisa 8
Unobhala wezoKhuselo ngoMatshi 7 ngokuyinxenye uthi: "Ngaphambi komhla we-31 kaMeyi, 2022, uNobhala woMkhosi waManzi kunye noMlawuli, i-DLA iya kundinika isicwangciso sokuthatha amanyathelo abalulekileyo okuphelisa iziko. Isicwangciso sokusebenza siya kufuna oko imisebenzi yokuthomalalisa amafutha ezithuthi iqalisa ngokukhawuleza kangangoko emva kokuba indawo leyo ithathwa njengekhuselekileyo ekuthotyweni amafutha kwaye ijolise ekugqityweni koko kuthotywa kwemoto kwiinyanga ezili-12.”
Ziintsuku ezingama-39 ukusukela oko uNobhala wezoKhuselo ekhuphe umyalelo wokuba iitanki zamafutha ejethi ziyakuvalwa.
Iintsuku ze-45 kude kube ngumhla wokugqibela we-31 kaMeyi we-PLAN yendlela yokunciphisa iitanki inikezelwa kuNobhala wezoKhuselo.
Ziintsuku ezili-14 okokugqibela ukuvuza kwamafutha ejethi eRed Hill.
Ziintsuku ezingama-150 ukususela ekubeni ingxelo yokuvuza kwe-2014 yeegaloni ezingama-27,000 yanikezelwa ngoDisemba ka-2021 kwi-Navy brass kwaye akukho rhulumente waseHawaii, iBhodi yeSibonelelo saManzi seSixeko sase-Honolulu, okanye uluntu aluzange lwaziswe ngokuqulathwe kuyo.
Umkhosi wamanzi awukawarhoxisi amatyala awo nge-2 kaFebruwari 2022 kwiinkundla zoMbuso kunye neFederal ngokuchasene ne-State of Hawaii kaDisemba 6, 2021 umyalelo wonxunguphalo wokumisa ukusebenza kunye nokuthomalalisa iitanki zeRed Hill.
I-State of Hawaii ngo-Disemba 6, 2021 umyalelo wonxunguphalo wawufuna ukuba uMkhosi waManzi aqeshe ikontraka ezimeleyo, evunywe liSebe lezeMpilo, ukuvavanya indawo ye-Red Hill kunye nokucebisa ukulungiswa kunye nokuphuculwa kokukhupha ngokukhuselekileyo iitanki zamafutha aphantsi komhlaba.
NgoJanuwari 11, 2022, uMkhosi waManzi wavumela iSebe lezeMpilo ukuba liphonononge ikhontrakthi kwiiyure nje ezimbalwa phambi kokuba isayinwe kwaye i-DOH yagqiba ekubeni uMkhosi waManzi unolawulo oluninzi kuvavanyo kunye nomsebenzi. “Le ntlekele ayingobunjineli nje kuphela—imalunga nokuthembana,” utshilo uSekela Mlawuli we-DOH weMpilo yokuSingqongileyo uKathleen Ho kwingxelo yeendaba. “Kubalulekile ukuba umsebenzi wokuthomalalisa iRed Hill wenziwe ngokukhuselekileyo kwaye umntu wesithathu oqeshwe ikontraka eqeshelwe ukongamela lo msebenzi uya kusebenza ngokusemdleni wabantu kunye nokusingqongileyo kwe-Hawaii. Ngokusekwe kwikhontrakthi, sinenkxalabo enkulu malunga nomsebenzi we-SGH owenziwa ngokuzimeleyo.”
Asazi ukuba kuya kuthatha ixesha elingakanani iSebe lezoKhuselo ukufumanisa ukuba iitanki zamafutha e-Red Hill "zikhuselekile" ukutshabalalisa. NgoMeyi 31st umhla wokugqibela kukuba isicwangciso sokuthotywa kwepetroli asisiniki naluphi na uphawu lwexesha elinokuthatha emva kokuba indawo “ithathwa njengekhuselekile.”
Nangona kunjalo, uSenator waseHawaii uMazie Hirono usinike isalathiso sokuba inkqubo yokuvala izakuthatha ixesha elide kunokuba uninzi lwethu lukhululekile. Ufumene amagqabantshintshi emkhosini ngexesha lohambo lwakhe lokuya kwindawo yokugcina amafutha eRed Hill malunga nemeko yeRed Hill. Kwingxoxo yekomiti yeSenethi yeeNkonzo ezixhobileyo nge-7 ka-Epreli, ukuvalelwa okokuqala ukuba uNobhala wezoKhuselo uAustin uye wangqina ukusukela oko nge-7 kaMatshi ukuyalela iRed Hill, USenator uHirono wathi kuAustin, "Ukuvalwa kweRed Hill kuya kuba ngumzamo weminyaka emininzi kunye nezigaba ezininzi. Kunyanzelekile ukuba kuqwalaselwe kakhulu inkqubo yokuphelisa amafutha, ukuvalwa kwendawo kunye nokucocwa kwesiza. Lonke umzamo uya kufuna ukucwangciswa okubalulekileyo kunye nezixhobo kwiminyaka ezayo. ”
Ngelixa ngaphambi kokuvuza okukhulu kwe-19,000 yeegaloni kamva ngoNovemba ka-2021, uMkhosi waManzi wase-US wawumpompa amafutha ukuya eRed Hill usuka kwiitanki zamafutha ezimisa ePearl Harbor kwaye umpompa amafutha ubuyela ezantsi ePearl Harbour ukuze kufakwe amafutha kwiinqanawa kwiHotele Pier ePearl Harbor, siyakrokrela. ukuba iSebe lezoKhuselo aliyi kukhawuleza ukutshabalalisa iitanki kwaye liza kusebenzisa ibinzana elithi "lithathwa njengekhuselekile" njengendlela yokunciphisa inkqubo.
Ngokuqinisekileyo sifuna ukuba inkqubo yokuphelisa amafutha ikhuseleke, kodwa ngokokwazi kwethu, bekusoloko kukhuselekile ukuhambisa amafutha ukuya kwiitanki kunye nokubuyela ezantsi kwiinqanawa.
Ukuba le nkqubo ibingakhuselekanga kwixesha elidlulileyo, ngokuqinisekileyo uluntu lufanele ukwazi xa luthathwa ngokuba “lungakhuselekanga.”
Undoqo kukuba kufuneka sityhale ukuze iitanki zipheliswe ngokukhawuleza phambi kokuba kuphume enye intlekele.
Malunga nommeli
U-Ann Wright ukhonze iminyaka engama-29 kuMkhosi woMkhosi waseMelika/uMkhosi woMkhosi kwaye uthathe umhlala-phantsi njengeColonel. Wayengunozakuzaku wase-US iminyaka eyi-16 kwaye wakhonza kwi-Embassy yase-US eNicaragua, eGrenada, eSomalia, e-Uzbekistan, eKyrgyzstan, eMicronesia, e-Afghanistan naseMongolia. Warhoxa ngoMatshi ka-2002 ngokuchasene nemfazwe yase-US e-Iraq. Ungumbhali we-Disent: Voices of Conscience” kunye nelungu le-Hawai'i Peace and Justice, i-O'ahu abaKhuseli baManzi kunye namagqala oXolo.
