I drank a gallon just before the alert, and kept forgetting to not use it for my teeth.
Didn't get shit. (no pun intended)

The City can save a bundle on the Cell Phone Database, skip the privacy concerns and use an existing technology that they already subscribe to... FlashAlert.net

http://flashalert.net/

Other cities in Oregon have thought FlashAlert.Net a good idea:

City of Albany
City of Battle Ground
City of Beaverton
CIty of Canby
City of Cornelius
City of Damascus
City of Fairview
City of Gresham
City of Happy Valley
City of Hillsboro
City of Lake Oswego
City of Milwaukie
City of North Plains
City of Salem
City of Sherwood
City of St Helens
City of Troutdale
City of Tualatin
City of Vancouver
City of Wilsonville
City of Wood Village

Portland Office of Emergency Management
Portland Parks & Recreation
Portland Planning Bureau
Portland Water Bureau (http://flashalert.net/news.html?id=1240)

Portland Water Bureau did sign up around the 1st of November. All they have to do is print the information for residents to subscribe on their water bill.

Is that so hard? Guess so...

They have a multimillion dollar boondoggle of a billing system. Not only can it not bill correctly, it can not do reverse call back?

Maybe they should work with the 911 system that has an efficient reverse call system. I am sure it would be a lot cheaper.

So i guess as far as the WATER BUREAU is concerned, Thanksgiving takes priority over our water system being contaminated with e.coli. Nice.