Jamaica Sugar dating “the most beautiful lower class river and lake guard” Zhou Yaolin: 26 years! Protect a reservoir of clean water
In late autumn, in Shuipo Village, Shuibuya Town, Badong County, the mountains rise and fall, the forests are dyed, and the water level of Shui Shuiuping Reservoir drops, revealing a large beach.
“Hurry up and leave, don’t stay…” Zhou Yaolin’s trumpet sounded louder and louder. People fishing and collecting shells by the reservoir realized that “Captain Zhou” was coming and left one after another.
49-year-old Zhou Yaolin is the only caretaker of Shui Shuiuping Reservoir and has been guarding the reservoir for 26 years. In the past 26 years, there has been no safety incident in Shuishuiuping Reservoir.
Recently, Zhou Yaolin was named the “most beautiful lower class river and lake guardian” in the country.
Perseverance, diving to escape danger
Water flow flat The reservoir was built in 1970, with a total storage capacity of 8.853 million cubic meters. It is the largest flat karst seawater lake in Hubei Province and provides water for nearly 100,000 people in Shuibuya, Qingtaiping and Yesanguan towns.
Shuishuiuping Reservoir is a mountain reservoir with a large inflow area and fast confluence speed. In the event of continuous rainfall or heavy rain, the water level will drop rapidly. Therefore, the flood season is the busiest and most important time for Zhou Yaolin every year.
At 5:13 in the morning on June 28, 2020, the highest water level of Shuishuiuping Reservoir reached 1095.39 meters, exceeding the flood limit water level by 1.39 meters. It was extremely urgent to seek help.
Zhou Yaolin quickly reported the danger to the county flood control and drought relief headquarters. After receiving the instruction to close the vent valve, he jumped into the reservoir without giving up, dived into the muddy water more than 2 meters deep, and closed the vent valve manually. Half an hour later, the water level in the reservoir dropped and the danger was eliminated.
If the vent valve is not closed in time, the lives and property of hundreds of people around the reservoir area and downstream will be threatened.”
“You are just a reservoir manager, why are you working so hard? “Afterwards, someone asked him, he scratched his head and said: “I am most familiar with the situation in the reservoir, who will do it if I don’t do it?”
More than 50,000 steps in the library every day
The vegetation around Shui Shuiping Reservoir is lush. During heavy rains and flash floods, a large number of floating objects are washed into the reservoir and collected in front of the main dam. If they are not cleaned up in time JM Escorts, it will block the spillway, increase the risk of flooding, and the water quality will also be polluted. During the main flood season every year, the floating Jamaica Sugar will be cleaned up. Daddywas Zhou Yaolin’s heaviest task. On April 12 and 13, 2021 alone, he cleaned up more than 3 tons of floating garbage.
Under the special protection of Zhou Yaolin, Shui Shuiping Reservoir has clear water, green shores and beautiful scenery, attracting many people to come to the reservoir for recreational fishing Jamaicans Escort, Swimming and playing in the water, in order to avoid the risk of drowning and the conditions and water quality around the reservoir area, Zhou Yaolin patrols the reservoir more than three times a day, and each patrol is more than 10 kilometers per week. Check Zhou Yaolin’s WeChat activities to see the number of steps he takes every day. They all have more than 50,000 steps, it is hot in summer and cold in winter, sunny, rainy and snowy, and there is no interruption. Once he finds someone swimming or fishing, he will guide them tirelessly over and over again until they are persuaded to leave. I can’t help but ridicule him: “You are just a plumber, how can you be so serious?” “Over time, anglers and water players saw Jamaicans Escort Zhou Yaolin from a distance, and said: “Hurry up and leave, it’s ‘disgusting’” Here we go again. “
Regarding the nickname “disgusting”, Zhou Yaolin said with a smile: “As long as I can ensure their safety, I don’t care what they call me.” ”
Jamaicans Escort On nights when it rains heavily, he has to track and care about the flood situation. I patrolled all night with a flashlight. In May of this year, Zhou Yaolin accidentally fell into the water while patrolling in the rain. Fortunately, he managed to climb ashore by grabbing a tree root by the reservoir. However, his mobile phone fell into the water and could not be retrieved.
“Help, help…” One day in May 2013, Zhou Yaolin, who was patrolling the warehouse, heard a cry for help and ran to find a child falling into the water. He immediately jumped into the water. , rescued the child and sent him home
Day after day, year after year, from a 23-year-old young man to a middle-aged man nearly fifty years old., Zhou Yaolin dedicated his best years to this landscape. He said: “The longer I stay, the deeper my feelings for this place become, the more reluctant I am to leave, and the more I feel that this task is meaningful.” (Hubei Daily all-media reporter Zhang Quan, correspondent Tan Fengzhen, Huanghua, Tan Yuanmin)