“The city of Portland, OR will empty a 38-million gallon reservoir after a teenager allegedly urinated in it, according to the Associated Press. It’s the second time in three years that Portland is flushing its [open-air] Mount Tabor reservoir after a urine-related incident.”
ArsTechnica says it shows a “tenuous grasp of science.”
That’s diplomatic.
Via Instapundit.
THE TEXAS SCRIBBLER 
Yes, you picked up on the open air part. They’re fine with bird droppings and everything else under the sun floating around in there.
Probably because birds and other animals are innocent creatures, whereas humans…
I just wanted to mention the birds, but was pre-empted. And what about these fishes and all the obscene things they do in the water? Not to mention frogs and such…