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Eminyakeni yakamuva, imboni yezolimo ibone ukwanda kwesidingo sezixazululo zokugcina amanzi emvula, ikakhulukazi kuma-silos nasezitsheni. Lesi sidingo siqhutshwa isidingo sokunciphisa imithelela yezikhathi zokomisa isikhathi eside kanye nokuqinisekisa ukutholakala kwamanzi okuthembekile unyaka wonke. Ama-silos nemicengezi avele njengezinketho ezidumile phakathi kwabalimi, anikeza izinzuzo ezifana nokusebenza kahle kwesikhala kanye nokuguquguquka.
UJoshua Reijnen, uchwepheshe wezentengiselwano ku-watertechnology, uqokomisa ukwanda kokuthandwa kwezisele zamanzi emvula, ethi lokhu kuthambekela kubangelwa izikhathi ezinde zesomiso. Amanzi emvula, aziswa ngobumsulwa kanye namaminerali aphansi, athathwa njengelungele izinjongo zokunisela. Ukuze kusetshenziswe indawo eqondile, izisele seziphenduke izinketho ezikhethwayo zokugcina amanzi, ezinikeza ukuphakama nobubanzi obuhlukahlukene ukuze zivumelane nezidingo zokusebenza ezahlukene.
Nakuba amanzi angaphezulu namanzi kampompi kubangela izinselele ngenxa yokungcoliswa okungaba khona kanye nezimbiwa, amanzi emvula agcinwe ezisele ahlinzeka umthombo ohlanzekile notholakala kalula wokunisela. I-Royal Brinkman, umphakeli ohamba phambili emkhakheni wezolimo, uhlinzeka ngezisele zensimbi ezinamanzi afakwe izici ezifana namakhava angangena amanzi, angangeni ukukhanya ukuze kugcinwe ikhwalithi yamanzi. Ngokuya ngohlobo lwesitshalo, amanzi avela kulawa ma-silo angase adinge ukuhlungwa noma ukukhishwa kwamagciwane ngaphambi kokusetshenziswa ezindlini zokugcina izithombo.
Kubalimi abadinga umthamo wamanzi amakhudlwana, izinkampani ezifana noVan Daalen Grond-, i-Wegen Waterbouw zisebenza ngokukhethekile ekwakheni imicengezi yamanzi efanelana nezidingo zokulima. Lezi zitsha, ezifakwe ucwecwe oluhlala isikhathi eside futhi zifakwe izembozo ezintantayo, zisebenza njengezizinda ezibalulekile zokugcina izinga lamanzi nokunciphisa ukulahleka kokuhwamuka. Ukwengeza, intuthuko ekuphathweni kwamanzi, njengokugcinwa kwamanzi angaphansi komhlaba, inikeza izixazululo ezithembisayo zokuthuthukisa ukutholakala kwamanzi nokusimama.
I-Glastuinbouw Waterproof, uhlelo oluyingqalasizinda oluzinikezele ekuthuthukiseni ukuphathwa kwamanzi ku-horticulture, igcizelela ukubaluleka kokuqinisekisa ukutholakala okuthembekile kwamanzi okunisela asezingeni eliphezulu. Imizamo eqhubekayo yocwaningo ihlose ukuthuthukisa izinqubo zokuhlanza amanzi kanye nokuhlola izixazululo ezintsha zokulondoloza, okuhlanganisa amanzi angaphansi komhlaba kanye nezinhlelo zokuvuna amanzi emvula. Naphezu kwezinselele ezifana nezinkinga zikasawoti ezihambisana nokugcinwa kwamanzi angaphansi komhlaba, ukuhlola kubonise imiphumela ethembisayo, enikeza ithemba lezinqubo zokulawula amanzi ezisimeme esikhathini esizayo.
Izindlela ezintsha zokulawulwa kwamanzi, ezifana nokuphinda zisetshenziswe amanzi angcolile ezimbonini kanye nokuhlola izindawo zokuhlanza amanzi ezihlukaniselwe indawo, zinikeza ezinye izindlela ezithembisayo kunemithombo yamanzi evamile. Ngokwamukela lezi zindlela ezintsha, imboni yezokulima ingathuthukisa ukusimama kwamanzi, inciphise umthelela wemvelo, futhi ivumelane nezinselele ezibangelwa ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu.
Isidingo esikhulayo sezixazululo zokugcinwa kwamanzi emvula sigcizelela ukuphuthuma kokusungula izinto ezintsha zokulawulwa kwamanzi ngaphakathi komkhakha wezolimo. Ngokutshalwa kwezimali kwamasu kwingqalasizinda, ubuchwepheshe, kanye nocwaningo, abalimi bangakwazi ukunciphisa imithelela yokuhlukahluka kwesimo sezulu futhi baqinisekise ikusasa elisimeme lokukhiqiza kwezolimo. Ngokwamukela izixazululo zesimanje nokusebenzisana, imboni inganqoba izinselele zamanzi futhi ichume esimweni sezulu esiqhubekayo esingaqinisekile.