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(32,018 posts) Wed Apr 16, 2014, 07:27 PM Apr 2014

Portland will flush 38 million gallons of water after man urinates in Mt. Tabor Reservoir [View all]

Source: The Oregonian

Portland administrators will flush 38 million gallons of water from Mt. Tabor Reservoir 5 after a 19-year-old man urinated in the city’s drinking supply.

“Even though there is very minimal public health risk, the bottom line is that our commitment is to serve water that’s clean, cold and constant,” said Water Bureau administrator David Shaff. “That doesn’t include pee. Not from people, at least.”

Around 1 a.m. Wednesday, the security officer who monitors video cameras at the reservoir complex spotted five people with skateboards “hanging out near the gatehouse,” Shaff said.

Three of the men headed toward Reservoir 5, the kidney-shaped landmark on the western flank of Mt. Tabor.

Read more: http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/04/portland_will_flush_38_million.html

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Portland will flush 38 million gallons of water after man urinates in Mt. Tabor Reservoir [View all] alp227 Apr 2014 OP

What an asshole nt MrScorpio Apr 2014 #1

shit, where i live they have floating outhouses on the reservoirs that store our drinking water.. frylock Apr 2014 #2

No kidding this is overkill. Warpy Apr 2014 #77

Well, he might have been a conservative rock Apr 2014 #109

Seriously? Animals are pissing in that water every single day, and fecal matter washes in every..... marble falls Apr 2014 #3

Every day there are examples of why we need fewer bureaucrats truedelphi Apr 2014 #21

Idiocy taken to Historic Heights warrant46 Apr 2014 #96

I was thinking the same thing. This is ridiculous. 7962 Apr 2014 #36

They do, actually. This is a finished water reservoir, open to the air. MissB Apr 2014 #78

Thats a new one for me, thanks. But they dont think at the very LEAST, birds crap in it? 7962 Apr 2014 #95

There's boaters, jetskiers, hunters and fishermen all over our reservoir where I live. TwilightGardener Apr 2014 #4

Isn't this so insane. I really wonder what's going through their minds. Most reservoirs RKP5637 Apr 2014 #40

There is no surprise here...too many stupid bureaucrats golfguru Apr 2014 #75

But then your water probably gets filtered. MissB Apr 2014 #79

I would assume it gets filtered. No offense, but I wouldn't want TwilightGardener Apr 2014 #89

Chlorine is added before the reservoir. MissB Apr 2014 #90

that urine was way more sterile than the water it was peed into, LOL.... mike_c Apr 2014 #5

Indeed it was. Healthy urine IS sterile, and if they are truly worried, they Nay Apr 2014 #61

Mahatma Gandhi was known to drink his own urine golfguru Apr 2014 #76

What do they do if they catch a bird pooping into it?... n/t PoliticAverse Apr 2014 #6

Probably announce they now have to kill all birds? n/t truedelphi Apr 2014 #22

They replace the water with Brawndo...why? because KurtNYC Apr 2014 #55

You gotta be kidding me. That's nuts! Little Star Apr 2014 #7

You sure this is not the Onion? itsrobert Apr 2014 #8

what? MNBrewer Apr 2014 #9

+1 840high Apr 2014 #38

Yes, it does go directly into people's taps MissB Apr 2014 #86

Then I'd say enlightenment Apr 2014 #112

I guess they have more water than what to do with itsrobert Apr 2014 #10

That explains it. Thanks. nt SunSeeker Apr 2014 #26

wait d_r Apr 2014 #31

Haaaaaaaa! 7962 Apr 2014 #37

Yep, and no wildlife, yep that incoming water is sterile! This is so wacky, I thought it was the RKP5637 Apr 2014 #43

And fish don't *blank* in the water? If they ration the water this summer, fire the braintrust. n/t freshwest Apr 2014 #69

Isn't the water treated after it leaves the reservoir for use? penultimate Apr 2014 #11

No, it goes straight into the mains according to other news reports seveneyes Apr 2014 #29

Theyve got 3 times more than that in excess anyway. ErikJ Apr 2014 #12

Then send it to California Demeter Apr 2014 #56

Seriously Mz Pip Apr 2014 #68

Oh man, our Portland water is soooo delicious. Arugula Latte Apr 2014 #72

I've always said that California davidpdx Apr 2014 #83

How? Pipeline, truck, ship? ErikJ Apr 2014 #71

What idiots! former9thward Apr 2014 #13

Send him the bill. Octafish Apr 2014 #14

Water has memory. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2014 #15

ding ding ding. we have a winner! mopinko Apr 2014 #33

Thank You psiman Apr 2014 #64

Was he some fucking anarchist? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2014 #16

this happened last year too grasswire Apr 2014 #17

"the kidney-shaped landmark" jberryhill Apr 2014 #18

I wonder if they're doing this to increase the penalty against the urinator? . . . Journeyman Apr 2014 #19

Unlike CA, this Oregon reservoir has excess water. SunSeeker Apr 2014 #28

Well, they can ship it to So Cal, and we will GLADLY accept it Hekate Apr 2014 #20

Nuts? You want nuts? Let's play compare and contrast. Portland is releasing 38 million gallons Bluenorthwest Apr 2014 #100

Well there's nuts and there's f#&@ing nuts. gtar100 Apr 2014 #104

And pretty much all watered with reclaimed sewage water. dbackjon Apr 2014 #110

I don't know about the golf courses in particular, but gray water for landscaping... Hekate Apr 2014 #108

That makes NO sense at all Helen Borg Apr 2014 #23

About a pint, actually Scootaloo Apr 2014 #41

Instead of dumping, the water should be used for something else... Bryce Butler Apr 2014 #24

It is going to the ecosystem, where it would have gone if no reservoir. SunSeeker Apr 2014 #34

Well that's the best explaination I've read so far. JohnnyRingo Apr 2014 #44

Fucking asshole. TRoN33 Apr 2014 #25

Your post has zero common sense. Daemonaquila Apr 2014 #52

So, you support the right to pee in public drinking water reservoirs? tabasco Apr 2014 #120

Yeah haven't you studied that human pee is considered most poisonous of all feces on this world. TRoN33 Apr 2014 #123

flushing 38 million gallons of water for a few ounces of piss is just stupid mahannah Apr 2014 #27

This is ridiculous! Go to any swimming pool and there's bound to be piss in it, and fecal matter RKP5637 Apr 2014 #30

OK, now this is funny: SunSeeker Apr 2014 #32

Aw, they missed a money making opportunity. Charge for homeopathic treatment! uppityperson Apr 2014 #35

Doesn't the water go through EC Apr 2014 #39

No it does not go through a treatment plant. This is finished water. MissB Apr 2014 #80

Don't the birds fly over and poop in them? herding cats Apr 2014 #121

Seems extremely odd to me... JohnnyRingo Apr 2014 #42

It does. MissB Apr 2014 #82

Thanx for clearing that up. JohnnyRingo Apr 2014 #88

In the mean time randr Apr 2014 #45

With water at a premium in so many places? Seriously?? babylonsister Apr 2014 #46

This is an over-reaction Renew Deal Apr 2014 #47

What a dumbass!!!! Initech Apr 2014 #48

Is that a recreational body of water? Beartracks Apr 2014 #49

Nope. Just an open pond of finished water. MissB Apr 2014 #84

Well, okay that makes sense now. lol I just heard that elsewhere today, too. Thanks. n/t Beartracks Apr 2014 #115

Please pipe the water to Lake Texoma in Texas. Thanks. Beartracks Apr 2014 #50

We can use it down here in California, too Retrograde Apr 2014 #60

They must be homeopathists... Jgarrick Apr 2014 #51

Water has a pee-memory! Arugula Latte Apr 2014 #111

betting this will help fuel the move to decomission the Mt. Tabor reservoir 0rganism Apr 2014 #53

Based on the comments above, I'm wondering if this is an excuse to let some water go down stream - hedgehog Apr 2014 #62

Urine is sterile and can be used to rinse wounds boomer55 Apr 2014 #54

Its easy. Who's making money off of this? Follow the money. Get me's Jake Gittes! marble falls Apr 2014 #57

We use the Ohio river for our water supply and have probably millions doc03 Apr 2014 #58

What a collossal waste of water. blackspade Apr 2014 #59

Nope. No fish. It's a finished water reservoir. MissB Apr 2014 #85

So, no fish. blackspade Apr 2014 #118

Freddy & Carrie should have a field day with this one Blue Owl Apr 2014 #63

I love The Onion. Iggo Apr 2014 #65

But not The Onion or even Portlandia Nobel_Twaddle_III Apr 2014 #81

Did they catch these three Oregon women swimming in the water with dirty bags of money? itsrobert Apr 2014 #66

Please send it to us oldandhappy Apr 2014 #67

WTF! One of the dumbest ideas ever!! SoapBox Apr 2014 #70

Reminds me of this classic scene: IDemo Apr 2014 #73

Stupidity beyond belief demigoddess Apr 2014 #74

Portland doesn't filter water. This water goes into our faucets. MissB Apr 2014 #87

It has chlorine in it so it has been treated, and filtered also. yellowcanine Apr 2014 #98

A few cities around the country don't have to filter their water. Portland is one. MissB Apr 2014 #103

NYC is better...and I've definitely peed in our supply :) sir pball Apr 2014 #117

It's basic homeopathy intaglio Apr 2014 #91

A O RIVER! Earth_First Apr 2014 #92

"If it's yellow, let it mellow..." (Besides, if the kids were drinking Bud or Miller FailureToCommunicate Apr 2014 #93

More water than sense up there. Nihil Apr 2014 #94

Portland, that's West Virginia on Line One. Paladin Apr 2014 #97

May not be quite as bad as it sounds, water utilities have to do a certain amount of flushing as yellowcanine Apr 2014 #99

The more interesting story I see here is that this reservoir may be shut down. Nine Apr 2014 #101

Sounds like a good nykym Apr 2014 #102

Portland has the most amazingly delicious water on the planet Trajan Apr 2014 #105

note to self energumen Apr 2014 #106

Lol. People pee in Hetch Hetchy regularly. It's not filtered either. Xithras Apr 2014 #107

In Golden, Colorado, a teenage rite of passage KamaAina Apr 2014 #113

A couple Cups of Urine fredamae Apr 2014 #114

That's ridiculous. n/t ozone_man Apr 2014 #116

It's local, and organic. mahina Apr 2014 #119

What a terrible waste of water. Vashta Nerada Apr 2014 #122