It all began when 21-year-old Josh Seater was caught on surveillance camera while relieving himself in the open reservoir. “I had a pleasant buzz and I should have known better” said Seater who was stopped by a police officer after the deed was done
In a classic example of over-reaction, Portland Water Bureau decided to drain over 30 million litres of precious drinking water to rid the system of this cup or two of pee. Many residents are not too happy with the decision which will cost the city over $US30,000.
“The consensus appears to be that I am an idiot,” said Water Bureau administrator David Shaff who confirmed the reservoir was drained because of the yuck factor, not public safety. “More likely than not a tiny bit of urine in eight million gallons of water isn’t going to hurt anybody,” he said. [Oregon Live and The Daily Mail]
Nathan
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at 11:17 AMSurely this is why bureaucracy was created, so one idiot can’t do this.
Graeme
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at 11:31 AMDavid Shaff was right! Drain ALL the reservoirs NOW! There are fish crapping and shagging in all of them!
Pattus
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at 11:32 AMIts an uncovered body of water that would have decaying animal bodies and feces in it from one end to the other. And this genius drained it for half a litre of urine.
damo
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at 11:41 AM‘We’re all drinking Cleopatra’s piss…’
LGB
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at 12:44 PMA 30 million litre flush??
I would have loved to have seen that…
Only question one though, is 30 million litres a half or a full flush?
Water Saver
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at 5:40 PMThe Water Bureau administrator is an educated person and knows that it’s half flush for urine only.
Demitri
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at 3:20 PMi wonder what autority this person had to drain all this water? Was this person the cleaner? What im saying is shouldn’t it be a decision by a group of people that involves the public? C’mon its not like this guys pie is going to turn the water green.
Sicarius123
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at 7:55 PMWow…
While I’m against recycled water, this is just ridiculous.
Ben
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 1:00 AMI pee’d in the ocean once, where do they keep the plug?
Steve
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 5:38 PMWow 30 million liters. The chcances that a glass of this would contain even a single molecule of urea (let alone potentially-harmful pathogens) is so ridiculously minute.