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Teen caught urinating in reservoir (Portland Ore)
MyFoxNY ^ | April 16. 2014

Posted on 04/16/2014 4:41:53 PM PDT by SMGFan

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Once again, Portland officials are preparing to flush millions of gallons of treated water because a young person urinated into a city reservoir.

Water Bureau Administrator David Shaff said 38 million gallons will be discarded because a 19-year-old was caught in the act on Wednesday

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TOPICS: Outdoors; Society
KEYWORDS: davidshaff; oregon; portland; weewillietinkle
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To: SMGFan

Yes, what am I missing here? It’s an outdoor reservoir. There are probably fish in it, there are certainly snakes, and worms, and bugs. Birds landing and drinking and pooping and peeing. Other animals, runoff from contaminated land.

I would assume that they treat the water before the put it in the pipes. How could one kid’s pee make a bit of difference?

Actually, this makes no sense. Urine isn’t even a particularly toxic chemical. And there’s no way they can flush the entire lake.

This seems like a false story to me. I just don’t get it.


61 posted on 04/16/2014 6:30:46 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: cripplecreek

I worked on water lines and any water exposed to the elements has to be treated before it enters the supply system. What Asshole’s!


62 posted on 04/16/2014 6:35:36 PM PDT by fedupjohn (America...Designed by Geniuses...Now inhabited by Idiots..Palin 2016...)
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To: Aria

I’m in San Diego.


63 posted on 04/16/2014 6:37:54 PM PDT by South40 (Liberalism is a Disease)
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To: publius911

Well it is Portland, so we know most of the water wouldn’t be used for showers.


64 posted on 04/16/2014 6:39:21 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: SMGFan

Would it have made a difference if the 19 year old “boy” was 7 or 21? Why is the age of the male specimen important? Since when is a 19 yo a boy?

What are the chance that they drain the lake and find the bottom lined with carcasses and a few tires.


65 posted on 04/16/2014 7:00:15 PM PDT by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: SMGFan

I think the current fashionable trendy definition would be .... “taking stupidity to a new level”.


66 posted on 04/16/2014 7:26:56 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (If His Arrogance knows where his BC is, why did he have to hire someone to Photoshop a new one?)
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To: ought-six

But you gotta understand that that is NATURAL, ORGANIC, FREE RANGE squat, not manmade poison. :-)


67 posted on 04/16/2014 7:56:16 PM PDT by SgtHooper (I lost my tag!)
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To: South40

Oh I LOVE San Diego - have been looking at moving to Carlsbad. Born in Portland but I grew up down there and miss the wonderful weather.

But yes, Oregon is a place of incredible beauty - when you don’t need your windshield wipers. :-) And Portland is a really easy place to live - everything is close - for me anyway.


68 posted on 04/16/2014 8:31:19 PM PDT by Aria ( 2008 & 2012 weren't elections - they were coup d'etats.)
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To: shotgun
Next the city adds ammonia to ensure that disinfection remains adequate throughout our distribution system.

Your Honor, I would like to point out that Humans piss ammonia as a waste product.
Uric acid is the final result after being combined with Carbon Dioxide.

So, in effect he was treating the water. Personally. A contributable endeavor.

69 posted on 04/16/2014 8:43:18 PM PDT by MaxMax (Pay Attention and you'll be pissed off too! FIRE BOEHNER, NOW!)
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To: SMGFan
Once again, Portland officials are preparing to flush millions of gallons of treated water because a young person urinated into a city reservoir.

Oh, goodness gracious! Do you know what fish do in that water???

70 posted on 04/16/2014 8:45:33 PM PDT by meadsjn
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To: driftdiver
Good thing birds and wild animals never pee or poo in it.

Obviously Portland must employ city Water Utility workers to shoot any bird that dares fly over the reservoir . . . Oh, snap. . . The bodies? What do they do to prevent the bloody little bodies from splashing in? Well, at least they won't be urinating or deficating in the water supply ever again.

More evidence that Liberals who pride themselves on keeping their minds so open have failed to notice their brains have fallen out. SPLAT! Democrat Cerebral Defenestration.

71 posted on 04/16/2014 8:45:56 PM PDT by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
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To: alpo
The fish wear diapers.

Old fish wear Depends. . .

72 posted on 04/16/2014 8:48:06 PM PDT by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
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To: SMGFan
"It does have a little wang to it."
73 posted on 04/16/2014 8:48:40 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: SMGFan

the pee is more sterile than that water


74 posted on 04/16/2014 8:51:44 PM PDT by blueplum
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To: SMGFan; dfwgator

Good thing he didn’t drop a Baby Ruth in there or it would’ve been the apocalypse.


75 posted on 04/16/2014 9:07:00 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: Aria
San Diego is real nice. But I want to live away from this madness. Not sure if Oregon is the place but I'd consider it.

2008


76 posted on 04/16/2014 9:19:21 PM PDT by South40 (Liberalism is a Disease)
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To: grobdriver

Yep they are stupid. This is at least the 2nd time they’ve completely emptied the reservoir because some one peed in it.


77 posted on 04/16/2014 9:56:01 PM PDT by Wicket (1 Peter 3:15 , Romans 5:5-8)
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To: South40

Have you been to Bend? We like to go to Sunriver and almost every time we run into people from S. California there who say what you just said. They love the weather, pace, the fishing. House prices are quite good and it doesn’t rain much there.


78 posted on 04/16/2014 10:01:56 PM PDT by Aria ( 2008 & 2012 weren't elections - they were coup d'etats.)
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To: SMGFan

Correction my prior comment:

Was in a hurry and missed that the $35,000 was for the PRIOR incident.

Doing the math, not adjusting for inflation or any other factors, this incident cost the rate/taxpayers $166,000 & change.


79 posted on 04/17/2014 7:06:22 AM PDT by logi_cal869
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To: SMGFan

It’s utterly stupid to store treated water in an open reservoir. Even most of the tiniest, most backward small town water treatment plants have a large enclosed tank called a clearwell.


80 posted on 04/17/2014 7:10:13 AM PDT by Sloth (Rather than a lesser Evil, I voted for Goode.)
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