When I read this one I double checked to make sure the dateline was not April 1, also to be sure it did not start with The Onion.
Portland plans reservoir flush after teen urinates in water - seattlepi.com
Outside of the fact that the contamination level would be about 1 part per 500,000,000, don't the idiots in charge realize that wildlife does this on a routine basis. I wonder what the level of fish feces is in that reservoir?
As a matter of fact one of the main purposes of water treatment is to remove or neutralize such contaminates.
Clearly the idiot who made that decision has dreams of being a Congressman.
EDIT: Further investigation shows this is one of 6 open but fenced off reservoirs in the Portland area that contain what is referred to as finished drinking water. Still minimal contamination and I am certain that some wildlife does get thorough those fences. At some point Chlorine would be added which would certainly take care of this.
Surprised (not) that the original reporter failed to mention that the reservoir contained treated water,
Portland plans reservoir flush after teen urinates in water - seattlepi.com
Quote:
PORTLAND, Ore. – A giant water reservoir is offline for the time being after a 19-year-old man was caught urinating in it, police said. Police said the man was caught on film early Wednesday morning at Mt. Tabor Reservoir Number 5 in Southeast Portland. About 38 million gallons of drinking water are being discarded because of the incident. The entire 50-million gallon reservoir is being tested for possible contamination. Though there's not much risk to the public, the water bureau said it won't serve tainted water to customers. For the time being, water will come from the Bull Run watershed. |
Outside of the fact that the contamination level would be about 1 part per 500,000,000, don't the idiots in charge realize that wildlife does this on a routine basis. I wonder what the level of fish feces is in that reservoir?
As a matter of fact one of the main purposes of water treatment is to remove or neutralize such contaminates.
Clearly the idiot who made that decision has dreams of being a Congressman.
EDIT: Further investigation shows this is one of 6 open but fenced off reservoirs in the Portland area that contain what is referred to as finished drinking water. Still minimal contamination and I am certain that some wildlife does get thorough those fences. At some point Chlorine would be added which would certainly take care of this.
Surprised (not) that the original reporter failed to mention that the reservoir contained treated water,
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