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Just a touch more digging seems to point to the hoax reports being the /actual/ hoax.

So...fuck. He's dead. Fuck that.
Posted by Mitchell!]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:34:38 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Mitchell!]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:29:27 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by dog987]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:10:15 -0700 Portland Mercury
The document can be found on the Portland Water Bureau website, here: http://www.portlandoregon.gov/water/29883

Facts! Stand up fight back!
Posted by MBr]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:05:07 -0700 Portland Mercury
Bummed. I'm heavy nose breathing in anger right now.
Posted by TSW]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:25:05 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by MR. TROLOLOL LOL LOL]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:13:35 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by ill paxton]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:12:54 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by ill paxton]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:02:24 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Mike James]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:59:06 -0700 Portland Mercury
#2 - The UV treatment plant won't get built because the city DID get a waiver from the state for treatment for cryptosporidium. Bull Run will still be one of the last unfiltered water supplies in a major US metro area.

#3 - Portland's water rates aren't higher than Seattle's, or several other major US cities. Portland's water and sewer bills are combined and may seem high because you only get a bill every three months. It costs about 4X as much to flush your toilet as it does to fill it. A gallon of Bull Run water still costs the average residential customer less than half a penny. That's a pretty good bargain, if you ask me. Most people pay more on a monthly basis to Comcast for internet and cable service, and other basic utilities like gas and electric as well.

#4 - Much of Portland's in-town water storage and distribution system is aging and in need of repair. This is where the money is being spent. Not only are the open reservoirs prone to contamination from bird poop, people peeing in them, etc., they are also old and constructed of unreinforced concrete which is not likely to survive a major earthquake.

But don't let the facts get in your way. Go ahead, stand up and fight back!

:rolleyes:
Posted by randyzpdx]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:31:10 -0700 Portland Mercury
I was invited to Dj this show, but had to decline since I'm spinning that night at Gold Dust Meridian. Apparently the memo never made it to the weeklies though.

Anyway, folks should definitely check out this early show at the Know, then swing by Meridian for the after party. I recommend BOTH! - Nathan Carson aka Dj Nate C
Posted by Nathan Carson]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:22:30 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by azure]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:20:36 -0700 Portland Mercury
The goal of EPA LT2 is to reduce disease caused by Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and viruses. It was the response to what happened in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1993 when sewage accidentally mixed into their drinking water.

None of these risks apply to Portland's water, which has never been filtered.

LT2 introduces signficant health risks from radon, chloroform, bromoform, dibromochloromethane, bromodichloromethane, n-Nitrosodimethylamine, nitrite and nitrate, methane, salmonella, and mercury.

Portland Water Bureau and their consultants at CH2M Hill, MWH, and HDR (Charlie Hales' former empoloyer) have other plans besides LT2 which introduce even greater risks including privatization of our water, blending with toxic river water, and filtration with yet more toxic chemicals. The impact from unregulated industry is still felt today from the nearly 20 years of logging in the watershed that resulted in erosion every winter when we are forced to use inferior well water. Radon from the wells has been increasing in recent years up to 92.5 times the EPA action level. And that's just as far as we know because PWB did not include radon in their 2013 report. There's no point in testing for contaminants when they're not willing to give us the bad news that will result in angry constituents and the loss of their lucrative contracts. These people don't seem to care about our health. Maybe it's because they are so wealthy they can afford to drink (and even bathe in) unlimited amounts of Nestle's bottled spring water.

And let's not trivialize the cost. We're talking about nearly $500 MILLION just for the initial construction -- paid for by increased water bills (or your landlord raising your rent if water is included) that have already more than doubled since 2001.

How is this over when the EPA is still reviewing the rule for Portland and NYC? Waivers are still likely. Why has 80% of our city council given up on seeking help from our federal delegates? Why does their report have zero mention of the health risks involved in underground reservoirs? Why does the Oregon Health Authority not support a waiver? And why does Senator Merkley just pass the buck back to Portland city council when he is on the EPA Oversight Committee and could be working with NY Senator Schumer? Randy Leonard's 2011 claim that their hands are tied by Senator Boxer is disputed by the fact that Schumer has already been successful in getting an extension, plus the EPA's final decision won't be until 2016.

AND here's an important excerpt from Friends of the Reservoirs: Mayor Hales, Nick Fish, Dan Saltzman, and Steve Novick signed a statement on Monday June 3, 2013 stating in essence that the City would no longer be fighting the EPA on open reservoir projects. The statement also said that the City has been fighting the LT2 rule since its inception. The truth is that Portland Water Bureau (PWB) has been working in support of the onerous regulation since it was first conceived, seeing it as the only sure way to force controversial, unnecessary engineering projects. The PWB was the ONLY utility in the entire nation that was seated at the official EPA LT2 negotiation table (led by EPA's engineer Stig Regli) crafting the flawed, so-called "public health" LT2 "one-size-fits" all regulation. While Portland's involvement was kept hidden from the public, City Council (including Saltzman) approved the consultant contract (31056) that sent a revolving-door consultant, former PWB manager Joe Glicker then with the engineering firm MWH global to D.C. to assist in the rule development. Glicker is now a CEO with CH2MHill and has been continuously on retainer with the Water Bureau as a consultant since 1994. Both engineering firms have received contracts (most if not all brought as "emergencies" though no emergency existed) resulting from the promulgation of the negotiated LT2 rule.

And here is the city's inadequate response to EPA LT2 where they conflate the legitimate need of infrastructure repairs with the NOT legitimate need for underground reservoirs: www.portlandoregon.gov/water/article/45075…
Posted by Marilyn Pavlicek]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:13:24 -0700 Portland Mercury
At Common Law, an intentional act by one person that creates an apprehension in another of an imminent harmful or offensive contact. There can be no assault if the act does not produce a true apprehension of harm in the victim. There must be a reasonable fear of injury.

http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.…
Posted by Ward Herbert]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:13:21 -0700 Portland Mercury You danged silver spoons dont have any appreciation of what has been given to you. You deserve much less.
Posted by i'mrightyourwrong]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:59:36 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Ward Herbert]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:55:04 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Spindles]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:51:59 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by j.cas]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:51:03 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Butler FLICKED]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:50:34 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Justin Kertson]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:48:47 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Ward Herbert]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:46:59 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Wm. Steven Humphrey]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:42:32 -0700 Portland Mercury
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-23…
Posted by Ward Herbert]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:38:21 -0700 Portland Mercury