The river runs right through town. Lots of parks they can terrorize while they cool off. Probably some drinking fountains they could rig or break to run continuously. Water keys are pretty common tools with the homeless, from what I’ve seen. If they haven’t got the initiative to cool off with free water....
You totally missed my point. On your topic I recommend reading up on the controversy regarding the Portland Water Bureau.
To say it’s ‘enlightening’ is a gross understatement. The hypocrisy of Portland bureaucrats knows no bounds.