The cost of draining the reservoir after Joshua Seater was caught on a security camera relieving himself in the pristine lake is costing taxpayers US$36,000 (£22,000).

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Eight million gallons of water had to be drained from a reservoir in Oregon after a man urinated in it, the Daily Telegraph reported.

The operation, costing US$36,000, was ordered after Joshua Seater, 21, was caught on a security camera relieving himself in the pristine lake that he claimed he thought was a sewage plant.

Health experts said the incident wouldn't have harmed the Portland residents who are supplied with drinking water from the reservoir, but David Shaff, an administrator at the Portland Water Bureau, defended the decision to empty the lake.

"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," Shaff said.

Seater has not been arrested or charged with a crime but may ultimately face a fine.

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一泡尿污染一座水库

       由于一男子在俄勒冈州的一座水库里撒尿，约800万加仑的水都要被排掉，这一举措将耗资36000美元。

       据英国《每日电讯报》报道，21岁的西特误将干净的水库认作是废水处理厂，于是在里面撒尿，这一幕恰巧被监控器拍了下来。

       据悉，该水库一直为波特兰市供应饮用水。尽管卫生专家表示这一事件不会影响市民健康，但该市水务局长官沙夫却力主排水。

       他说：“我能想象有多少人会说‘我今天早上用那种水冲的橙汁’，你想喝尿吗？多数人会觉得这太令人作呕了。”

       西特目前还没有被拘或被告上法庭，但可能最终要被罚款。

(China.org.cn June 21, 2011)