8 million gallon of water wasted!

Cookie_Monster

Guy takes a leak into the reservoir and they empty the whole thing :eek:

The insanity of that is flabbergasting!
Do birds never crap in it, do no insects ever land and die in it?
Whoever made that decision should be sack immediately for gross mismanagement of resources and stupidity



http://www.independent.ie/world-news/americas/man-pees-in-reservoir-and-8-million-gallons-are-flushed-away-2800747.html

Eight million gallons of water had to be drained from a reservoir in Oregon after a man urinated in it.

The operation is costing the state's taxpayers $36,000 and was ordered after Joshua Seater, 21, was caught on a security camera relieving himself in the pristine lake.

Health experts said the incident would not have caused any harm to people in the city of Portland, who are supplied with drinking water from the reservoir.

They said the average human bladder holds only six to eight ounces, and the urine would have been vastly diluted.

But David Shaff, an administrator at the Portland Water Bureau, defended the decision to empty the lake.

"There are people who will say it's an over reaction. I don't think so. I think what you have to deal with here is the 'yuck' factor," he said.

"I can imagine how many people would be saying 'I made orange juice with that water this morning.' "Do you want to drink pee? Most people are going to be pretty damn squeamish about that."

Mr Seater had been out drinking with friends when he decided to relieve himself in the open air reservoir at 1.30am.

He has not been arrested or charged with a crime, but may ultimately face a fine.

He apologised publicly for his behaviour, adding: "It was a stupid thing to do. I didn't know it was a water supply, I thought it was a sewage plant.

"I wouldn't mind paying for it but I don't have a job right now. I'm willing to do community service to clean up the place because I feel bad and feel pretty stupid." Sergeant Pete Simpson, of Portland Police, said: "It's really an unfortunate incident that probably could have been avoided if he had just chosen a bush."

Whitehawk

u think they would have a fence to stop people! if something like this would mean the water been wasted!!

alanmosulli

Only in America! :-D

CJhaughey

What about the birdshít that must be deposited in it every day?
Animal droppings etc.
Thats just stupidity of the highest order.

alanmosulli

And i cant imagine they dont filter the water somehow before going through the water system! :rolleyes:

rayh

Interesting - they must not have looked up the case history of the water he drank?

Daegerty

Whitehawk wrote: »

u think they would have a fence to stop people! if something like this would mean the water been wasted!!

a fence won't stop birds and fish sh1tting in it

been in plenty of swimming pools meself when i was a "wee" lad where the water was more salty and in some cases more yellow than you'd expect it to be and i'm still here

the fecker who decided to drain the lake should be given a good kick up the hole

Yakult

Alcohol :rolleyes: