Kwiminyaka elishumi ezayo, iteknoloji yenzwa yamanzi iya kuba yinto entsha elandelayo. Kuqikelelwa ukuba ngo-2030, umlinganiselo weli shishini uya kudlula i-2 yeebhiliyoni zeedola zaseMelika, elithuba elibanzi kubantu abaninzi kunye nemarike enempembelelo yehlabathi. Ukuze udale inkqubo esebenzayo kunye neyongeziweyo, unikezelo lwamanzi kunye nothungelwano lwamanzi amdaka kufuneka luphendule ngokukhawuleza nangokuchanekileyo imibuzo emininzi-ngaba amanzi asekhaya akhuselekile? Indlela yokuqikelela ngokuchanekileyo nokubala ukusetyenziswa kwamanzi omthengi? Ngaba amanzi amdaka acocwe ngokufanelekileyo? Le mibuzo inokuphendulwa ngokufanelekileyo ngabenzi boluvo: yenza inethiwekhi yonikezelo lwamanzi olukrelekrele kunye nenethiwekhi yokucocwa kogutyulo.
I-Sinomeasure inezisombululo ezininzi ezahlukeneyo ezinokubonelelwa kwiindawo eziluncedo zamanzi kunye nemimandla kamasipala ukwenza uthungelwano lwedijithali. Ezi zinzwa zohlulwe zibe ziindawo ezintlanu eziphambili:
· Umlinganiselo woxinzelelo lombhobho
· Umlinganiselo wokuqukuqela
· Ukubeka iliso kwinqanaba
· Ubushushu
· Uhlalutyo lobulunga bamanzi
Ezi zinzwa zingasetyenziswa kwiintlobo ezahlukeneyo zezicelo kumashishini amanzi kunye namanzi amdaka ukunceda iinkampani kunye noomasipala bafezekise iinjongo zabo. Zingasetyenziswa kuthungelwano lwemibhobho yonikezelo lwamanzi, amaziko okucoca amanzi, uthungelwano lwemibhobho yamanzi amdaka kunye nezixhobo zokucocwa kwamanzi amdaka. Nceda uphucule ukusebenza kakuhle kunye nokuphucula ukuchaneka kokubeka iliso.