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Izimo ezinzima zesomiso e-Colorado River Basin zenze abaphathi be-Biden ukuthi baphakamise izinyathelo ezizonciphisa kakhulu ukuhlinzekwa kwamanzi ezifundazweni eziyisikhombisa zasentshonalanga, ezithinta abantu baseMelika abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-40 futhi ezibalulekile emnothweni wezifundazwe zasentshonalanga. Umnyango Wezangaphakathi ukhiphe isiphakamiso esisalungiswa esichaza izenzo ezimbili ezingase zibe khona ezihlanganisa ukuncishiswa kokuhlinzekwa okugunyazwe uhulumeni ezifundazweni ezincike ohlelweni lomfula, ngenketho yesithathu yokugcina isimo sikhona. Izinyathelo ezihlongozwayo zizobandakanya ukwehla okuqhubekayo kokuhlinzeka ngokujula okusekelwe ekutheni izinga leLake Mead liyancipha kangakanani, nohulumeni wobumbano ukwazi ukunciphisa izimpahla ngamahektare afinyelela ezigidini ezimbili.
Isenzo sokuqala esihlongozwayo se-DOI sizozuzisa imboni yezolimo e-California kodwa sibe nomthelela omubi ngokulinganayo kubanikazi bamalungelo amanzi abancane e-Arizona. Isiphakamiso sesibili sizoba nomphumela wokwehliswa kokuhlinzekwa kwamanzi kuzo zonke izifundazwe ezingaphansi kwe-Lower Basin kungakhathalekile ukuthi bangakanani, okuholela ekunciphiseni kwamanzi kubalimi baseCalifornia abahlinzeka i-US ngesabelo esikhulu semifino nezithelo zesizwe. Ukwehluleka akuyona inketho, kusho iPhini likaNobhala we-DOI u-Tommy Beaudreau, njengoba abaphathi be-Biden-Harris beletha wonke amathuluzi nezinsiza okufanele zithwale ukuvikela ukuzinza nokusimama kwe-Colorado River System.
Umfula i-Colorado uhlinzeka ngemithombo yamanzi ezifundazweni eziyisikhombisa ezihlukaniswe ngamaqembu amabili: I-Upper Basin kanye ne-Lower Basin. Ngenkathi i-Upper Basin ithi ikakhulukazi ithola amanzi emifuleni emincane esuka eMfuleni i-Colorado, izifunda zase-Lower Basin zithola amanzi ahlanganiswe eLake Powell naseLake Mead. Izenzo ezihlongozwayo ziyadingeka ukuze kuliwe nokuwohloka kwamazinga amanzi e-Colorado River Basin, nezinga leLake Powell lehle laya cishe kumafidi angu-3,520 kanye nezinga leLake Mead laya kumafidi angu-1,046, ngokwezibalo zombuso. Ukuncishiswa okuhlongozwayo kokuphakelwa kwamanzi kuzoba intuthuko ebalulekile nemiphumela efinyelela kude embonini yezolimo nasemnothweni, ikakhulukazi ezifundazweni ezithintekile.