Amarigi Awoyela Ase-Offshore Alahliwe Azoshiywa Olwandle

PRess Contact Abantu:
Linda I-Krop, Isikhungo Sokuvikela Imvelo (805) 963-1622 x106
Richard Charter, The Ocean Foundation (707) 875-2345

AMAQEMBU APHIKISA UMTHETHOSIVIVINYO WOKUPHUSHA UKULAHLWA KWASE-OCEAN AMA-RIGS E-OFFSHORE

Umfelandawonye ohlukahlukene wezinhlangano zombuso kanye nezwe lonke namuhla uzwakalise ukuphikisa okuqinile kwe-SB 233, umthethosivivinywa ohlongozwa yiSigele Sombuso uRobert Hertzberg ongakhuphula ngokungafanele ukuchema mayelana nokulahlwa kolwandle izinsimbi ezilahliwe zikawoyela negesi. [Bona incwadi engezansi.] Lo mthethosivivinywa omusha uzogcizelela ngokungafanele imithelela yesikhathi esifushane yokususwa ngokuphelele kwezinto ezisetshenziswayo kuyilapho uziba izinzuzo zokususa ngokuphelele amapulatifomu kawoyela ongasasetshenziswa ngokuhambisana nezinkontileka zasekuqaleni ezisayinwe ngokuzithandela izinkampani zikawoyela.

Okukhathaza kakhulu la maqembu ukuthi ukushiya ingxenye yemishini kawoyela engasasetshenziswa olwandle kuzoholela ekungcolisweni kwesikhathi eside kwemvelo yasolwandle. Ama-rigs kanye nemfucumfucu ezungezile ingaba namakhemikhali anobuthi ahlanganisa i-arsenic, i-zinc, i-lead nama-PCB. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uMbuso ungaba nesibopho sanoma yiziphi izingozi ezibangelwa yilezi zingozi ezingaphansi kwamanzi.

"Izinkampani zikawoyela zizama ukusebenzisa lo mthethosivivinywa ukuze zihoxise ngokusobala ukuzibophezela kwazo kwenkontileka isikhathi eside ukususa amapulatifomu lapho ukukhiqizwa sekuqediwe." kusho URichard Charter, uSenior Fellow neThe Ocean Foundation.

“Izinkundla eziningi zikawoyela ngasogwini lwaseCalifornia zitholakala eSanta Barbara Channel, eyodwa wezindawo ezicebe kakhulu ngokwebhayoloji emhlabeni. Ukuvumela ukulahlwa kolwandle kwamapulatifomu kawoyela angasetshenzisiwe isongela lesi simiso sezinto eziphilayo esimangalisayo, futhi ingase ibe isibonelo kwezinye izimboni ukungcolisa yethu imvelo yasolwandle,” kusho uLinda I-Krop, Umeluleki Omkhulu we-Environmental Defense Centre, inkampani yabameli bezemvelo enesithakazelo somphakathi ekomkhulu e-Santa Barbara.

“Lesi ngesinye isibonelo sokuthi umphakathi ucelwa ukuthi ubhekane nengozi yesikhathi eside ngokushesha izinzuzo zezinkampani zikawoyela, ”kusho uJennifer Savage, i-California Policy Manager for the I-surfrider Isisekelo.

Amaqembu agomela ngokuthi ukubuyekezwa kwenqubomgomo okungalulekwanga kahle okuhlongozwayo ku-SB 233 kuzochelela ngaphambi kwesikhathi imfuneko yamanje yoMbuso yokunqunywa kwenhloso yecala ngalinye futhi esikhundleni salokho kuvumele ukususwa kwengxenye ethile. Baphikisa ngokuthi lo mthethosivivinywa uzophinde ubandlulule ama-ejensi ekususweni ngokugcwele ngokuchitha izindunduma zodaka ezinobuthi ezitholakala ngaphansi kwemishini emidala yasogwini kusukela ekuthwaleni icala eliwela kuHulumeni, kuyilapho zikhipha imfucumfucu enobuthi ngokungaqondile ekucatshangelweni okufanele njengokulimaza imvelo.
umthelela. I-SB 233 iphinde iphambanise ngephutha imithelela yekhwalithi yomoya yesikhathi esifushane nokukhishwa kwesisi esibamba ukushisa ekuhloleni okudingekile kwemithelela yesikhathi eside endaweni yasolwandle.

Amaqembu aphinde azwakalisa ukukhathazeka ngokuthi izakhamizi zaseSifundazweni SaseCalifornia zizokwenza ngokungadingekile bazithola besengozini ochungechungeni lwezikweletu zezezimali njengomamukeli wezinsimbi ezilahliwe zasolwandle, kusukela uMbuso usuvele uqinisekisile, ngemizamo yeminyaka edlule yokuxwayisa abasebenzisi bolwandle ngobukhona be kulahliwe izindunduma zamagobolondo e-Chevron rig ezilahliwe, ukuthi akunakwenzeka ukunakekela ngempumelelo uhlelo lokuxwayisa ngengozi yomkhumbi ukuze abadobi nabanye amatilosi bakwazi ukugwema ngendlela enokwethenjelwa ukuqunjelwa kanye phansi kolwandle ukuphazamiseka okuzungeze lezi zindawo ezinobuthi. Ngalo uLwesine, Agasti 11 owokugcina umnqamulajuqu wokuhambisa i-SB 233 e-Sacramento. 

August 5, 2016

USenator uRobert Hertzberg
I-California State Senate
I-Capitol Building
I-Sacramento, CA 95814

Re: SB 233 (Hertzberg): Ukususwa Kwengxenyekazi kawoyela negesi- PHIKISA

Sawubona USenator Hertzberg:

Izinhlangano ezisayiniwe ngezansi kufanele ziphikise ngenhlonipho i-SB 233. Izinhlangano zethu zinokukhathazeka okukhulu mayelana nezichibiyelo ezilimazayo ezihlongozwayo eziqukethwe kuhlaka lwamanje lwe-SB 233 ezingase zicace yenza buthaka umthetho okhona (AB 2503 - 2010) ngokwandisa ngokucacile ukuchema ekususeni ingxenye esetshenzisiwe izinsimbi zikawoyela negesi ngokugxila emiphumeleni yesikhathi esifushane yokususwa okuphelele nokuziba izinzuzo zokususa amapulatifomu kawoyela kanye nokubuyisela imvelo yasolwandle njengoba kwakuvunyelwene ngokwenkontileka ngabaqashi.

Nakuba sisekela isiphakamiso sokushintsha i I-CEQA i-ejensi eholayo evela ku-Ocean Protection Council ukuya i-California State Lands Commission, sikhathazekile ngokuthi ezinye izibuyekezo ezingalulekwanga kahle okuhlongozwayo ku-SB 233 kungachelela ngaphambi kwesikhathi isinqumo soMbuso ngecala ukuze sivune ingxenye ethile. ukususwa kanye nokuphikisana nokususwa okuphelele ngezindlela eziningi.

Mhlawumbe okubaluleke kakhulu, ezinye zezinto ezikhona ku-6613(c) ziyaqedwa, okuhlanganisa isidingo sokucabangela imiphumela emibi yokususwa kwengxenye kukhwalithi yamanzi, indawo yasolwandle, kanye nezinsiza zebhayoloji (bona 6613(c)(3)), kanye nokubheka izinzuzo zemvelo yasolwandle ezivela ukususwa okuphelele (6613(c)(4)). Ukususa lezi zimfuneko kunikeza inhloso yomthetho yokuthi azisekho edingekayo.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-SB 233, njengoba ibhaliwe njengamanje, izama ukunqamula izindunduma zodaka ezinobuthi nezindunduma zamagobolondo. ngokungenakugwenywa kutholakala ngaphansi kwemishini yasolwandle evela ochungechungeni lwezikweletu oluwela kuHulumeni, kodwa ngokwenza lokho, ulimi oluhlongozwayo luvame ukungaqondwa kahle ukuze kususwe udaka nezindunduma zegobolondo kusukela ngesikhathi esifanele ukucatshangelwa ku-equation yokulinganisa kwemvelo. I-SB 233 iphinde idide umoya wesikhashana ngephutha imithelela yekhwalithi kanye nokukhishwa kwegesi ebamba ukushisa (okuzobhekwana nayo njengengxenye ye I-CEQA ukubuyekeza) ku ukuhlolwa okudingekayo kwemithelela yesikhathi eside endaweni yasolwandle.

Sizophinde siveze ukuthi, ngaphansi kwemibandela yezichibiyelo ezihlongozwa ku-SB 233, uMbuso. yaseCalifornia ingahlala kuchungechunge lwezikweletu, njengoba kumiswe ngokusobala yiSishayamthetho esifanele sika-2001. Umbono Womeluleki okhomba imikhawulo ezimfuneko zokunxeshezelwa. UMbuso usufundile ngokuhlangenwe nakho okukhona okuhlobene nezindunduma zegobolondo zakwa-Chevron okungenakwenzeka ukuzenza ngempumelelo gcina isistimu yesixwayiso sengozi yokuzulazula kulo mongo.

Kuyinqubomgomo yethu esihlangene ukuphikisa ngamandla i-SB 233 ngendlela ehlongozwayo.

Siyabonga ngokunaka kwakho okuhle.

Ozithobayo,

Linda Krop
UMeluleki Omkhulu
Isikhungo Sokuvikela Imvelo

UMark Morey
Sihlalo
I-Surfrider Foundation - iSanta Barbara

Edward Moreno
Ummeli Wenqubomgomo
I-Sierra Club California

Rebecca August,
Sihlalo
Amandla Aphephile Manje! North Santa Barbara County

U-Amy Trainer, JD
Sekela Mqondisi
I-California Coastal Protection Network

UMichael T. Lyons,
uMongameli
Khipha Amafutha!

Richard Charter
Uhlelo Lokuxhumanisa Ogwini
I-Ocean Foundation

Ron Sundergill
Umqondisi Omkhulu - Ihhovisi Lesifunda SasePacific
I-National Parks Conservation Association

I-Cherie Topper
Umqondisi ophakeme
I-Santa Barbara Audubon Society

Alena Simon
Umhleli we-Santa Barbara County
Ukudla namanzi Buka

U-Lee Moldaver, ALE
I-Citizens Planning Association yase-Santa
I-Barbara County

UDkt Elizabeth Dougherty
Director
I-H2O ephelele

Josh Hanthorn
Abavikeli Bezilwane Zasendle

Ed Oberweiser
Sihlalo
I-Ocean Protection Coalition.

Keith Nakatani
Umphathi Wohlelo Lwamafutha Negesi
Isenzo Samanzi Ahlanzekile

UJim Lindburg
Umqondisi Wezomthetho
Ikomidi labangane kumthetho waseCalifornia

Daniel Jacobson
Umqondisi Wezomthetho
Imvelo California

UJennifer Savage
Umphathi Wenqubomgomo yaseCalifornia
Isisekelo seSurfrider