Idan kai mazauni ne na Indianapolis, tabbas ka ji gargadi game da yin iyo a cikin Kogin White ko cin kifi daga gare ta. Domin tsararraki, kogin ya cike da lalacewa da gurɓatawa, yana samun mummunar suna. A kowace shekara, birnin Indianapolis na daukar matakai don tsabtace bankuna da ruwa na Kogin White. Amma shekarun cin zarafi, ci gaba da kuma sunadaran sunadarai sun taimaka wajen haifar da tashe-tashen hankula da asarar daji.
Duk da yake zai dauki kungiyoyi na gari da wadata bawan kuɗi don tsaftace kogin, ana inganta kayan aiki don ruwa mai tsafta don Indy.
Inda Ruwa ya gudana
Kogin White yana gudana a cikin kaya guda biyu a fadin tsakiya da kudancin Indiana, wanda ya samar da ruwa mafi girma a cikin jihar. Wannan dai shi ne kogin Yammacin kogin da ya fara a Randolph County, ta hanyar hanyar Muncie, Anderson, Noblesville da kuma ƙarshe, Indianapolis. Kogin White River State Park yana kan iyakokin Kogin White River, wanda ke kaiwa ta cikin garin Indianapolis ta hanyar tashar sararin samaniya. Duk da yake baƙi suna jin dadin tafiya a kan iyakokin a gefen kogi ko yin tafiya a kan ragowar jirgin ruwa a kan tudu, wanda ya dubi cikin ruwayen da ya nuna mummunan ruwa ya nuna matakan gurbatawa.
Ta yaya Indianapolis ke aiki don tsaftace ruwan
Ku yi imani da shi ko ba haka ba, kogin White ya kasance a cikin yanayi mafi muni fiye da yadda yake a yau.
Ta hanyar hulɗa da kungiyoyi daban-daban, Aboki na White River, Indianapolis na aiki don tsabtace kogi har tsawon shekaru. Ɗaya hanyar da birnin ya yi shi ne don karɓar bakuncin shekara ta White River Cleanup. An yi taron ne a cikin shekaru 23 da suka gabata. A kowace shekara, daruruwan masu aikin sa kai suna tsaftace wurare a kusa da titin Morris, Raymond Street da White River Parkway, cire ƙwayoyi irin su taya da kuma kayan da aka rushe.
A tsawon shekaru, masu aikin sa kai tare da wannan taron sun cire fiye da miliyoyin tons na kaya daga bankunan White River.
Yadda Yarin White River ya Sami Matsala
A cikin 'yan shekarun da suka wuce, yankunan da ke bakin kogin White River sun ga girman karuwar ci gaban gidaje, wuraren cin kasuwa da wuraren shakatawa na masana'antu. Wannan hanzari ya haifar da asarar yankuna da bishiyoyi wanda ya kara yawan ruwan sama. Harkokin masana'antu na haifar da sunadaran da ke shiga cikin kogi kuma an yi amfani da ingancin ruwa. Ƙunan namun daji sun rasa asalin halittu da kuma ciyayi tare da bankuna.
Abin da ya Buga Canji
Kodayake kungiyoyi daban-daban suna ƙoƙarin tsaftace kogi na ƙarnin, ya ɗauki wani masifa don tasiri sosai. A 1999, an kashe yawan kifaye saboda gurbatawa daga kamfanin Anderson, Guide Corp. Rashin irin wannan kifaye ya haifar da barnar jama'a a yanayin White River. Jihar ta fadi, ta tilasta kamfanin ya kai dala miliyan 14.2. Saboda wannan lamarin, gudunmawar daga kungiyoyi masu zaman kansu da kuma cibiyoyin gwamnati sun fara shiga tare da fatan dawo da kogin zuwa ga tsohon daukaka.
Sababbin Sabuwar Kwarin Gudanar da Ruwa na White River a cikin Rehabilitation
Yayinda kogin ya kasance baƙo don dumping, ci gaba da kiyayewa ta hanyoyi a gefen kogi ya taimaka wajen kara godiya ga kogi.
The Monon Trail, mai yiwuwa ne mafi mashahuri; jawo hankalin mahaukaci, masu tafiya da bikers daga ko'ina Indy. Hanya tana ba da gudunmawa cikin yanayin cikin iyakokin gari. Sanarwar ta Monon, da kuma hanyoyinsa na yau da kullum sun hana mutane daga dumping tarkace gida da sauran sharan a kan bankuna na White River.
Ta yaya za ka iya taimaka
Hukumomi na gwamnati da kuma marasa riba kamar Abokai na White River suna ci gaba da aiki don inganta yanayin domin wata rana, Indy mazauna suna jin dadi suna yin iyo cikin kogi. A cikin 'yan shekarun da suka wuce, Indy Parks na fama da matsalar kudi kuma tsaftacewa ta dogara ga masu aikin sa kai. Wa] anda ke da sha'awar za su tuntuɓi Aboki na White River ta hanyar shafin yanar gizon.