Kike
2014-04-17 21:05:19 UTC
PORTLAND, Ore. The mix of 38 million gallons of treated water
and one teens urine has proven unacceptable to Portland
officials who plan to flush away the whole lot the second time
in less than three years the city has gone to such lengths to
keep its water pure.
In June 2011, the city drained a 7.5 million-gallon reservoir at
Mount Tabor in southeast Portland after a man urinated in the
water supply. This time, water from a different reservoir at the
same location will be discarded after a 19-year-old was
videotaped in the act of urinating.
The basic commandment of the Water Bureau is to provide clean,
cold and constant water to its customers, bureau administrator
David Shaff said Wednesday. And the premise behind that is we
dont have pee in it.
The open reservoirs hold water that has already been treated and
goes directly into mains for distribution to customers.
Portland Water Bureau spokeswoman Jaymee Cuti said Thursday that
test samples of water taken from the reservoir came back clean.
Shaff knew the urine posed little risk animals routinely
deposit waste without creating a public health crisis but said
the city has plenty of water to meet demand and he didnt want
to serve water that was deliberately tainted.
There is at least a perceived difference from my perspective,
Shaff said. I could be wrong on that, but the reality is our
customers dont anticipate drinking water thats been
contaminated by some yahoo who decided to pee into a reservoir.
The discarded water will be drained into the sewage system,
eventually reaching a treatment plant before its dumped into
the Columbia River.
The incident occurred shortly after 1 a.m., when Water Bureau
security personnel noticed three men on camera at Mount Tabor
Reservoir No. 5. One was seen on video urinating through an iron
fence, officials said. Minutes later, two other young men
attempted to scale the fence.
The three men, whose names have not been released, were cited
for trespassing and excluded from Mount Tabor Park. A 19-year-
old was cited for public urination.
The Multnomah County District Attorneys Office will decide
whether to pursue criminal charges.
The kidney-shaped reservoir built in 1911 is drained for
cleaning each spring and fall. The spring draining was done
about three weeks ago, the Water Bureau said.
The reservoir is one of five that the city is in the process of
replacing with underground storage to comply with federal
regulations.
Floy Jones, co-founder of the group Friends of the Reservoirs,
criticized the decision to drain the reservoir, saying theres
no evidence any urine reached the water and it wouldnt harm
anyone if it did.
Its extremely wasteful, she said.
The man who urinated into Portlands water supply in June 2011
eventually pleaded guilty to misuse of a reservoir and was
sentenced to community service.
Comments:
Juan Manuel Martinez
12:36 PM PDT
$3.441 per ccf = 2.17 gallons cost a penny (Portland water
bureau) at 38,000,000 gallons.
PP just bought $175,115.21 of H20
Hope for his sake that he suffers from Affluenza.
David Hollenshead
8:50 AM PDT
The problem with this reservoir is not the pee from a few
idiots, but rather duck poop and the occational dead duck, which
suggest that this open reaservoir is a very bad idea. But our
city is suffering from the debt from our incompitent, discraced,
man/boy lover, ex-Mayor Sam Adams, and is now struggling to pay
it's bills. (Yes and even our gay community asked this man to
resign when his love affair with a minor became public, on one
occation I had to shake his hand, yuckkkkk)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/energy-
environment/portland-plans-reservoir-flush-after-teen-
cited/2014/04/16/788e6530-c5cc-11e3-b708-471bae3cb10c_story.html
and one teens urine has proven unacceptable to Portland
officials who plan to flush away the whole lot the second time
in less than three years the city has gone to such lengths to
keep its water pure.
In June 2011, the city drained a 7.5 million-gallon reservoir at
Mount Tabor in southeast Portland after a man urinated in the
water supply. This time, water from a different reservoir at the
same location will be discarded after a 19-year-old was
videotaped in the act of urinating.
The basic commandment of the Water Bureau is to provide clean,
cold and constant water to its customers, bureau administrator
David Shaff said Wednesday. And the premise behind that is we
dont have pee in it.
The open reservoirs hold water that has already been treated and
goes directly into mains for distribution to customers.
Portland Water Bureau spokeswoman Jaymee Cuti said Thursday that
test samples of water taken from the reservoir came back clean.
Shaff knew the urine posed little risk animals routinely
deposit waste without creating a public health crisis but said
the city has plenty of water to meet demand and he didnt want
to serve water that was deliberately tainted.
There is at least a perceived difference from my perspective,
Shaff said. I could be wrong on that, but the reality is our
customers dont anticipate drinking water thats been
contaminated by some yahoo who decided to pee into a reservoir.
The discarded water will be drained into the sewage system,
eventually reaching a treatment plant before its dumped into
the Columbia River.
The incident occurred shortly after 1 a.m., when Water Bureau
security personnel noticed three men on camera at Mount Tabor
Reservoir No. 5. One was seen on video urinating through an iron
fence, officials said. Minutes later, two other young men
attempted to scale the fence.
The three men, whose names have not been released, were cited
for trespassing and excluded from Mount Tabor Park. A 19-year-
old was cited for public urination.
The Multnomah County District Attorneys Office will decide
whether to pursue criminal charges.
The kidney-shaped reservoir built in 1911 is drained for
cleaning each spring and fall. The spring draining was done
about three weeks ago, the Water Bureau said.
The reservoir is one of five that the city is in the process of
replacing with underground storage to comply with federal
regulations.
Floy Jones, co-founder of the group Friends of the Reservoirs,
criticized the decision to drain the reservoir, saying theres
no evidence any urine reached the water and it wouldnt harm
anyone if it did.
Its extremely wasteful, she said.
The man who urinated into Portlands water supply in June 2011
eventually pleaded guilty to misuse of a reservoir and was
sentenced to community service.
Comments:
Juan Manuel Martinez
12:36 PM PDT
$3.441 per ccf = 2.17 gallons cost a penny (Portland water
bureau) at 38,000,000 gallons.
PP just bought $175,115.21 of H20
Hope for his sake that he suffers from Affluenza.
David Hollenshead
8:50 AM PDT
The problem with this reservoir is not the pee from a few
idiots, but rather duck poop and the occational dead duck, which
suggest that this open reaservoir is a very bad idea. But our
city is suffering from the debt from our incompitent, discraced,
man/boy lover, ex-Mayor Sam Adams, and is now struggling to pay
it's bills. (Yes and even our gay community asked this man to
resign when his love affair with a minor became public, on one
occation I had to shake his hand, yuckkkkk)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/energy-
environment/portland-plans-reservoir-flush-after-teen-
cited/2014/04/16/788e6530-c5cc-11e3-b708-471bae3cb10c_story.html