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Brainless Portland
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Brainless Portland
Quote:Portland, Oregon is flushing 38 million gallons of drinking water down the drain because a 19-year-old man urinated in an open reservoir early on Wednesday morning, city water officials said.

The 50-million-gallon reservoir was taken off line and was tested for possible contamination and the results will be known Thursday. But in the meantime, the city has decided to "discard" 38 million gallons of water and clean the reservoir, Shaff said.

"That water goes directly into people's homes," David Shaff, Portland Water Bureau administrator said. "There is no way to re-treat it."

http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/sns...9943.story

Clearly, Portland is not smart enough to understand that a small portion of urine is not going to contaminate a huge supply of water.
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RE: Brainless Portland
LOL. Idiots.
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RE: Brainless Portland
Hey, we like our water really, really clean. Plus, we've got it to burn. Wink
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Quote:Portland teen denies urinating in Mount Tabor reservoir

Teenager Dallas Swonger has denied urinating in Portland’s drinking supply, saying he actually took a leak on a wall next to it.

http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-li...6889329712

Video included if you want to watch it.
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Maybe they believe in Homeopathy.



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(April 17, 2014 at 1:26 pm)Kitanetos Wrote:
Quote:Portland, Oregon is flushing 38 million gallons of drinking water down the drain because a 19-year-old man urinated in an open reservoir early on Wednesday morning, city water officials said.

The 50-million-gallon reservoir was taken off line and was tested for possible contamination and the results will be known Thursday. But in the meantime, the city has decided to "discard" 38 million gallons of water and clean the reservoir, Shaff said.

"That water goes directly into people's homes," David Shaff, Portland Water Bureau administrator said. "There is no way to re-treat it."

http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/sns...9943.story

Clearly, Portland is not smart enough to understand that a small portion of urine is not going to contaminate a huge supply of water.

First: The loss of the water by draining the reservoir has no impact on the water supply....Portland is that flush with water. That same reservoir was drained 3 weeks earlier for annual cleaning.

Second: The utility doesn't want to serve water that has been deliberately contaminated.

Third: The utility is well aware that one person peeing into the reservoir doesn't pose a health risk. Wild animals pee and poop into it all the time.

I don't see this as being any different than providing ass gaskets at restrooms. It isn't necessary but it makes people feel better.
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RE: Brainless Portland
Think about what those customers would do when that video those kids were shooting on their cell phone went viral. The company did what they had to do. What they were supposed to do.
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38 million gallons? That represents less than what flows through Portland's rivers each minute of every day. (The Columbia river flows at over 100 million gallons per minute.). Portland's water supply is limited by treatment facility capacity - and considering the time of year, we have plenty.

In addition, Portland's water bureau falls under the authority of a single elected city council position. You think that person is going to risk reelection by not dumping drinking water that's contaminated by human waste, regardless of the lack of health risk?
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RE: Brainless Portland
The first thought that crossed my mind is that if they drained it because a guy peed in or near it, what are they doing to keep animals away from it? No, bears don't always crap in the woods, and human children aren't the only creatures who will relieve themselves while taking a nice swim.
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(April 19, 2014 at 11:21 pm)Heywood Wrote: I don't see this as being any different than providing ass gaskets at restrooms. It isn't necessary but it makes people feel better.

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