While the icon looks like the Onion, this seems to be a
real article. Unfortunately, it is just about the most idiotic, wasteful story I've ever heard:
Portland officials say a 21-year-old man admitted urinating in a Mt. Tabor reservoir early Wednesday, forcing the city to take a key water supply off line.
David Shaff, administrator for the Water Bureau, said about 7.8 million gallons of drinking water will be discarded because of the incident. He originally said that will cost the bureau about $600,000 in lost revenue but later clarified that his math was very wrong, and that the water would have sold for a retail price of almost $28,500, and disposal fees are expected at about $7,600.
Still, Portland threw away $35,000 worth of water for a couple pints of urine? What would they do if an animal were to pee in the reservoir, or even what if the animal died?
Shaff said the Water Bureau regularly finds dead animals in the same drinking supply but doesn't dump the water. "This is different," he said.
Well, at least the Portland Water Bureau has perspective...
Count Portland city Commissioner Randy Leonard, who oversees the Water Bureau, among those. After hearing about the incident, he quipped, "I think I'm going to have a Coke with my lunch today."
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