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Eight million gallons of water drained from reservoir after man urinates in it
The operation is costing the state's taxpayers $36,000 (£22,000) and was ordered after Joshua Seater, 21, was caught on a security camera relieving himself in the pristine lake.
Health experts said the incident would not have caused any harm to people in the city of Portland, who are supplied with drinking water from the reservoir.
They said the average human bladder holds only six to eight ounces, and the urine would have been vastly diluted.
But David Shaff, an administrator at the Portland Water Bureau, defended the decision to empty the lake.
"There are people who will say it's an over reaction. I don't think so. I think what you have to deal with here is the 'yuck' factor," he said.
"I can imagine how many people would be saying 'I made orange juice with that water this morning.' "Do you want to drink pee? Most people are going to be pretty damn squeamish about that."
Mr Seater had been out drinking with friends when he decided to relieve himself in the open air reservoir at 1.30am.
He has not been arrested or charged with a crime, but may ultimately face a fine.
He apologised publicly for his behaviour, adding: "It was a stupid thing to do. I didn't know it was a water supply, I thought it was a sewage plant.
"I wouldn't mind paying for it but I don't have a job right now. I'm willing to do community service to clean up the place because I feel bad and feel pretty stupid." Sergeant Pete Simpson, of Portland Police, said: "It's really an unfortunate incident that probably could have been avoided if he had just chosen a bush."
I feel for Highsea.....
hahaha, that's my drinking water, lol.
There's a huge battle going on here over water. The Feds are trying to force us into covering the reservoirs and putting in a UV treatment system.
We have really ungainly water bills. Here's my last bill- I paid $210.00 for $8.20 of water.
It's going up, and not by a little.
"We will go through our federal budget – page by page, line by line – eliminating those programs we don’t need, and insisting that those we do operate in a sensible cost-effective way." -President Barack Obama 11/25/2008
Er, don't they purify it somehow? Urine's sterile anyway.
I enjoy being wrong too much to change my mind.
At $70 a CCF they should deliver it to me in a limo and pour it down my throat, then hold the bottle for me when I want to pee....
Seriously, the "pee is sterile" argument isn't going to sit very well in Portland. Considering that our rivers are at floodstage, draining and refilling the reservoir is nothing.
They did the right thing. Now whatsay we put up a fence and a couple signs?
"We will go through our federal budget – page by page, line by line – eliminating those programs we don’t need, and insisting that those we do operate in a sensible cost-effective way." -President Barack Obama 11/25/2008
Ever thought of birds? You know, some of them could have flew over the open-air resevoir and pooped in it...
"Only Nixon can go to China." -- Old Vulcan proverb.
Psst. Fish piss in water. Pass it on...
They don't? I assumed for that price they at least delivered it personally...Originally Posted by highsea
Exactly. I have well water with a softener, and no water bill either.
There is no telling what the psycho employees at the water treatment plant do to the water.
So, they dump 8 million gallons to flush one pee and then refill it with river water...nice.
To be Truly ignorant, Man requires an Education - Plato
Same news from another source
Dead rotting animals is okay but urine is not.
Shaff said the Water Bureau regularly finds dead animals in the same drinking supply but doesn't dump the water. "This is different," he said.
Man caught urinating in Mount Tabor reservoir prompts Portland to shift water supply
River water with pee that someone deposited up stream while out hunting.
Everything's OK, don't question what the nice government man tells you. Now, go back to your televisions, and we'll forget you ever thought of disagreeing with the government man.
Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
Abusing Yellow is meant to be a labor of love, not something you sell to the highest bidder.
Rivers at flood stage so faster water volume sweeping up more debris, junk and runnoff is cleaner than a guys pee? I think you might need to take a refresher trip to a rural area the lefties are warping you....At $70 a CCF they should deliver it to me in a limo and pour it down my throat, then hold the bottle for me when I want to pee....
Seriously, the "pee is sterile" argument isn't going to sit very well in Portland. Considering that our rivers are at floodstage, draining and refilling the reservoir is nothing.
They did the right thing. Now whatsay we put up a fence and a couple signs?
And heres me thinking it could only happen in the UK , nice to know the yanks have their fair share of dingbat jobsworths
TANKIE.
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