Okay, that’s it! For this egregiousity, you are hereby sentenced to post 5
consecutive times in the “I pit this Global Warming” thread in the pit
(and reply to any … creature that references any of your posts).
Actually the surveillance video shows them peeing through the fence.
Don’t yew? If not, the weeping will–OW!
That may be true, but to those of us in drought-stricken California, it still seems just a wee bit insane.
They did this once last year, too. I’m having trouble coming up with a cite, because all my Googling just brings up this recent instance, but this is not a first for Portland.
Come and get it!
I see what you did there. 
Okay… I get it… no p… urine trouble now.
Yes, in 2011 - it was the same reservoir and they dumped 8 million gallons that time.
So strike another blow for people’s perception taking precedence over actual…you know…science. Hooray.
I think I heard that drinking pee causes autism…
(not really, for all the loons that find this post through google)
why then, oh why can’t I?
The article states that the reservoirs have signs that say “This is your drinking water. Don’t spit or throw anything into it.” That just seems like asking for trouble. Our local utility tries to keep as much of their operation as possible under wraps specifically to lower the chance of this type of vandalism.
38 million gallons would take a few days …
Yeah, Oregonians all feel really guilty about all the trillions of gallons of pure, clean, sweet, sparklie spring water that just gets dumped into the Pacific while the Californians have to drink … whatever that stuff is that comes from the Colorado River.
You people are bladder at this than I thought.
why oh why candiru?
When this thing was originally constructed, why did they ever think it was a good idea for a treated drinking water reservoir to be uncovered and open to the elements and whatever else nature and man can throw at or into it?
Is the water treated again before it reaches the pipes? If not, that seems pretty gross to me, urine or no, but I’m ignorant of how dirty treated covered drinking water can be, so…yeah.
The first reservoir at Mt. Tabor (there are three) was built in 1895, when there wasn’t quite the same standards for water quality.
Water is not treated before it goes to homes.
If I was in charge of Portland’s water supply, I’d get rid of that video surveillance system ASAP.
After draining the reservoir, of course. 
Why not issue a no drink policy for a couple days? People could use the water for laundry and commodes.
That happens here anytime a town’s well gets contaminated after flash flooding. They issue a don’t drink the water policy for a few days. Not a big deal. It’s been done for decades.
It just seems so horrible to waste that amount of water when other states are hurting from drought.
Jeez, 1895? Perhaps it’s time for an upgrade? And by “not treated before it goes into homes” you mean the water that’s already treated that sits in the open reservoir is not treated again before it’s pumped into homes, correct?