38 million gallon Portland water supply to be flushed after teen urinates in reservoir

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38 million gallon Portland water supply to be flushed after teen urinates in reservoir | KDVR.com

PORTLAND, Ore. — The city of Portland, Ore., has been forced to dump millions of gallons of drinking water. Why?

Because someone urinated into a water reservoir.

Surprising still, this isn’t the first time this has happened.

The latest incident took place about 1 a.m. Wednesday. Cameras captured three teens near the Mount Tabor Reservoir No. 5. One of them approached the iron fence and apparently got close enough to relieve himself directly into the reservoir.

The three teens were apprehended and the 50 million-gallon reservoir was taken offline for testing.

Thanks to the teens, the Portland Water Bureau will have to dump 38 million gallons of drinking water, administrator David Shaff said.

“Our customers have an expectation that their water is not deliberately contaminated,” he said.

All three teens received citations for trespassing; one was cited for public urination.

Shaff told the Oregonian newspaper that the teen knew exactly what he was doing.

“It’s stupid,” Shaff told the newspaper. “You can see the sign that says: ‘This is your drinking water. Don’t spit, throw, toss anything in it.’ He’s 4 feet away from that sign.”

Shaff was also the administrator when a similar incident took place in June 2011. Surveillance cameras caught a man urinating into an 8 million gallon reservoir.

Fish later told the Oregonian that draining the reservoir is the right thing to do.

“I didn’t have a choice. I don’t have the luxury of slicing it too thin when there’s a potential risk, however small, to public health,” he said. “Frankly, it’s one of those calls where you know you’re likely to be criticized no matter what. The professionals who report to me all said, ‘Dump the water. Don’t take any chances.’ It’s the conservative but correct call.”

 

[tmonster]

that makes no statistical sense
I call

 

[Serious]

@Napoleon
@Broletariat

 

[Kritic]

saw this a day or two ago. it didn't make sense since from the top it looks all open and there's probably worse sh1t from the sky land in it. bird poop etc...

 

[无名的]

Export that shyt to the third world.

 

[Pool_Shark]

It's a scam if true. I doubt people could be this retarded.

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

really dumb

isnt there a severe drought in cali?

 

[Colilluminati]

50 - 38 = 12

 

[the cac mamba]

id drink it like someone said already theres fukkin animal piss n shyt in it already

i mean obv its but at the cost and sacrifice of all that water isnt the shyt cleaned first anyway

 

[Kings County]

theres problablaby dead birds and bugs all in that shyt already

 

[Mook]

They recycle the water i shyt in, but not this?

 

[Ethnic Vagina Finder]

They don't know how to build a perimeter around it with a fence with barb wire to keep people out

Probably as excuse to jack up water bills

 

[Tommy Knocks]

troll of the year :rosslol: