Man Pees in Reservior

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/21/us/21brfs-Oregon.html

National Briefing | NORTHWEST
Oregon: Millions of Gallons of Water Disposed Of
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: June 20, 2011


Portland is disposing of eight million gallons of drinking water because a man was caught on camera urinating in a reservoir. Water from the city’s five open-air reservoirs goes directly to customers. A city official said he did not want to serve water with urine in it. Critics call that an overreaction, saying animals routinely defecate and urinate in the reservoirs and sometimes die in them. Health officials say that urine is sterile in healthy people and that the urine was so diluted it posed little health risk. Officials say it will cost the system’s customers less than $8,000 to treat it as sewage. The 21-year-old man caught on camera has not been charged.