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On a related note, Portland recently blew $36,000 draining a reservoir after a guy peed in it. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2011/06/
by georgieporgie 15y ago
On a related note, Portland recently blew $36,000 draining a reservoir after a guy peed in it.
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2011/06/portland-ore-drains-reservoir-after-man-pees-in-it/1 http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2011...
The reservoir is completely open. Untold numbers of animals pee, poop, and die in it every year.
- prawn 15y agoHere in South Australia (Adelaide, a city of 1m or so people), we often face water restrictions due to low water levels in our reservoirs and low rainfall projections. These restrictions include only being able to water gardens on certain days of the week, etc. It's quite remarkable to hear about a city/council 'wasting' water and spending money to do so.
- ScottBurson 15y agoIt's quite remarkable to us in California as well, only a few hundred miles south of Portland. If Oregon has that much water to spare, maybe we should get them to let us build a pipeline.
- softbuilder 15y agoWe built a pipeline, it's called the Pacific Ocean. Enjoy.