All of Portland told to boil water after E. coli discovered

q13fox.com ^ | 5-23-14 | CNN wire service

[MeshugeMikey]

I’d REALLY hate to think that a gaggle of vile mooselim terrorists might be capable of purposefully FOULING the water

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Not good.

[exit82]

OK—who peed in the reservoir THIS time?

[Blood of Tyrants]

Any ice or beverages prepared with unboiled tap water on or after May 20 should be thrown out.

So they have been using contaminated water for three days and they are only now getting the boil order out?

[steve86]

Relax, Maine.

[steve86]

Lots of people from around here are their way to Portland (OR) for the holiday. Some might turn back?

[steve86]

For Oregon ping list.

[steve86]

I’d REALLY hate to think that a gaggle of vile mooselim terrorists might be capable of purposefully FOULING the water

I'd hate to think anyone was, myself, but with multiple reservoirs fouled it could be a deliberate act(s).

[rktman]

And yet, nobody pays attention. Kinda like the electrical substation in CA that had some, uh, vandalism done to it. With rifles and disabled comm lines. Meh! Nothing to see here, move along.

[steve86]

http://www.oregonlive.com/oregonian/

Has several stories on front page, if anyone interested.

[Steven Scharf]

Can someone change the title to add Oregon so we don’t spread fear in the populations of Portland Connecticut and Portland Pennsylvania.

Thanks, Steven from Portland, Maine

[Grams A]

Let’s just hope that whomever/whatever pooped in the reservoir had not kissed a camel first.

[ThePatriotsFlag]

Or Portland Maine!

[Mark]

A # hash tag would solve everything.

[lightman]

Crapping in the well to poison the population is an historic bioterrorist tactic used for centuries.

[windcliff]

Please put Oregon in the title please.

[Boogieman]

I think this is one of those issues where you will only get lip service about it until a really bad disaster happens. Nobody wants to spend all the money to secure every facility unless there is such a public outcry they can’t avoid it.

[Paladin2]

Lib distopia.

[Gritty]

Here is from one of the articles...

Commissioner Nick Fish, who oversees both the water and sewer bureaus, said the city is currently reviewing its video to see whether the May contamination (dating back to May 20) was a direct result of human fecal matter. "We don't have any incriminating evidence," Fish said.

He said the fecal mater could be introduced by a bird or another animal but he didn't want to speculate as to its source.

So, it could have been contaminated by natural causes.

How do you keep birds from pooping in the water?