Lake drained after man urinates into it

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I have no idea if any of this is true, it is reported in the UK Telegraph to have occurred in Oregon US. Given the rapidly declining population of both countries that actually inhabit the real world, anything is possible. If it is true, I find it most encouraging.

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By Nick Allen, Los Angeles

3:26PM BST 19 Jun 2011

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 (£22,000) 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."
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:wtf: ****...don't let them find out about the oceans :eek:

....wonder if there were any fish in the lake
 
If this is true... Here are the basic maths..

8 Million gallons of water = 30283294.4l of water.
assuming the worst of 8 ounces of urine, the equates to 0.236588236l of urine from this bloke.

Which gives a concentration of approximately 0.00000078125% after he relieved himself.
 
Health and safety nanny state insanity again. Pretty much the norm for a blue state like Oregon but it's been spreading like wildfire throughout the rest of the country the last few years.
 
B.O.F.H. said:
If this is true... Here are the basic maths..

8 Million gallons of water = 30283294.4l of water.
assuming the worst of 8 ounces of urine, the equates to 0.236588236l of urine from this bloke.

Which gives a concentration of approximately 0.00000078125% after he relieved himself.
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Are you taking into account that the urine itself is 99% water? :D
 
Alan said:
Health and safety nanny state insanity again. Pretty much the norm for a blue state like Oregon but it's been spreading like wildfire throughout the rest of the country the last few years.
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Totally agree. It should become a red state so they store nuclear waste and oil on the same property as water cause its more profitable.
 
Well you already drinking your own pee normally... Do you think after it goes down the toilet they throw that water away or purify it?
 
B.O.F.H. said:
If this is true... Here are the basic maths..

8 Million gallons of water = 30283294.4l of water.
assuming the worst of 8 ounces of urine, the equates to 0.236588236l of urine from this bloke.

Which gives a concentration of approximately 0.00000078125% after he relieved himself.
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this should be in the dictionary next to "wasteful"
 
Korn1 said:
Whaaat? I would of just fined the idiot kid not waste so much water and money!
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If you're going to have an army of health and safety bureaucrats on your books you gotta find something for them to do


It's hardly unusual to hear small-business owners gripe about licensing requirements or complain that heavy-handed regulations are driving them into the red.

So when Multnomah County shut down an enterprise last week for operating without a license, you might just sigh and say, there they go again.

Except this entrepreneur was a 7-year-old named Julie Murphy. Her business was a lemonade stand at the Last Thursday monthly art fair in Northeast Portland. The government regulation she violated? Failing to get a $120 temporary restaurant license.

Turns out that kids' lemonade stands -- those constants of summertime -- are supposed to get a permit in Oregon, particularly at big events that happen to be patrolled regularly by county health inspectors.

"I understand the reason behind what they're doing and it's a neighborhood event, and they're trying to generate revenue," said Jon Kawaguchi, environmental health supervisor for the Multnomah County Health Department. "But we still need to put the public's health first."
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The girl worked on a sign, coloring in the letters and decorating it with a drawing of a person saying "Yummy." She made a list of supplies.

Then, with gallons of bottled water and packets of Kool-Aid, they drove up last Thursday with a friend and her daughter. They loaded a wheelbarrow that Julie steered to the corner of Northeast 26th and Alberta and settled into a space between a painter and a couple who sold handmade bags and kids' clothing.

Even before her daughter had finished making the first batch of lemonade, a man walked up to buy a 50-cent cup.

"They wanted to support a little 7-year-old to earn a little extra summer loot," she said. "People know what's going on."

Even so, Julie was careful about making the lemonade, cleaning her hands with hand sanitizer, using a scoop for the bagged ice and keeping everything covered when it wasn't in use, Fife said.

After 20 minutes, a "lady with a clipboard" came over and asked for their license. When Fife explained they didn't have one, the woman told them they would need to leave or possibly face a $500 fine.

Surprised, Fife started to pack up. The people staffing the booths next to them encouraged the two to stay, telling them the inspectors had no right to kick them out of the neighborhood gathering. They also suggested that they give away the lemonade and accept donations instead and one of them made an announcement to the crowd to support the lemonade stand.

That's when business really picked up -- and two inspectors came back, Fife said. Julie started crying, while her mother packed up and others confronted the inspectors. "It was a very big scene," Fife said.

Technically, any lemonade stand -- even one on your front lawn -- must be licensed under state law, said Eric Pippert, the food-borne illness prevention program manager for the state's public health division. But county inspectors are unlikely to go after kids selling lemonade on their front lawn unless, he conceded, their front lawn happens to be on Alberta Street during Last Thursday.

"When you go to a public event and set up shop, you're suddenly engaging in commerce," he said. "The fact that you're small-scale I don't think is relevant."

Kawaguchi, who oversees the two county inspectors involved, said they must be fair and consistent in their monitoring, no matter the age of the person. "Our role is to protect the public," he said.
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Alan said:
If you're going to have an army of health and safety bureaucrats on your books you gotta find something for them to do
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Dear lord! My lemonade business:cry:

Jeez shame man,I mean 50c a cup?Its not like she was trying to milk people and besides I would sell stuff on the side of the road when I was a laatie!
 
This sounds like a bull**** Hayibo type story. Surely the water does not go directly from the lake into the taps of houses?

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"The water that's in the reservoir that you see is literally the water that you drink," Leonard said.

:eek:
 
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