Umyalelo wokubilisa okhutshwe ngabahlali basePeabody ngo-2: 30 ntambama ngoLwesihlanu uhlala kude kube ngu-1pm ngoLwesibini, apho ukutya okulula kudliwa kwiipleyiti zephepha ukunqanda isidingo samanzi.
Abanye, abafana noCourtney Schmill, babeka amanzi abilayo embizeni ecaleni kwesinki baze bongeze iblitshi ezitya.
“Ngaphandle kokuba uzikhumbuze ngokungaphazamisi, awuyi kuqaphela ukuba udlala kangakanani na emanzini,” watsho. “Ndivakalelwa njengebhinqa elinguvulindlela, elintywilisela isitya sam setafile kwidangatye elivulekileyo.”
UShmill wayehleli kwigumbi lokuhlambela ngelixa unyana wakhe oneminyaka eyi-9 wayehlamba, emkhumbuza ukuba angawuvuli umlomo wakhe. Wathenga namanzi asebhotileni ukuze aba babini bawasebenzise xa bexukuxa naxa behlamba ubuso.
“Ndiyabulela kuba ukuhlamba nokuhlamba kulungile,” watsho, “kodwa, Thixo, ndikulungele ukusebenzisa itephu kwakhona.”
Uceba wesixeko kunye nelungu lekomiti yamanzi u-Jay Gfeller (uJay Gfeller) uthe ngenxa yengxaki ye-circuit breaker, ivalve evaliweyo ngexesha lokuhlolwa kwe-peabody water tower ngoLwesine ayikwazanga ukuvulwa.
Ibangela ukungalingani kuxinzelelo lwamanzi, olunokuthi luphazamise inqanaba leklorini elishiyekileyo kwaye libangele ukukhula kwebhaktheriya, ngoko ke iSebe lezeMpilo le-Kansas lezeMpilo kunye nokuSingqongileyo likhuphe umyalelo obilayo.
Kwisithuba esingangeyure ikhuphe umyalelo wokubilisa, uGfeller nabanye abasebenzi besixeko bangena ezitratweni ukuze basasaze amaphecana anenkcazelo yokhuseleko.
Isixeko saqhagamshelana nevenkile ukuqinisekisa ukuba banamanzi aneleyo asebhotileni. IiMarike zePeabody zazigcina amanzi ngexesha lembalela yokuzimela, nangona yayingakwazi ukusebenzisa izixhobo zamanzi, i-soda dispensers, okanye oomatshini bekofu-zonke ezo zaziyimali eninzi kwivenkile.
Ayizange ibangele isiphithiphithi esifana nokubilisa ngexesha elifudumeleyo. NgoMvulo, iishelufu zeMarike yePeabody kunye neDola yoSapho zazizaliswe ngamanzi asebhotileni.
NgoMvulo, uvavanyo lwe-chlorine yemihla ngemihla lufumene ukuba i-chlorine ifikelele kwinqanaba elikhuselekileyo, kodwa iisampulu zamanzi kufuneka zithunyelwe kwi-Pace Analytical e-Salina ukufumana ulwazi ukuba i-KDHE idinga ukuphakamisa umyalelo wokubilisa.
Amagosa e-Peabody athi i-Pez Analytica ivale ngempelaveki kwaye ayinakwamkela iisampulu ngaphambi koMvulo, ke ngoLwesibini lelona xesha lokuqala lokurhoxiswa kweeodolo.