No really, you don’t want to swim in the Willamette

By: Peter Beland//July 18, 2011//

No really, you don’t want to swim in the Willamette

Peter Beland//July 18, 2011//

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warning sewage — (Image from the city of Portland)

You don’t have to have a sketchy mustache and nasty hair to jump into the Willamette River (see below video). But if you do go in the river, you just may get as dirty. For all you hip folks thinking of jumping into the river on July 31 for , be warned; you may be jumping in a river of excrement.

The city of Portland released this weekend that warned citizens to stay out of the river because rainstorms caused the sewers to overflow into the Willamette. According to the city, such incidents happen roughly 50 times a year. Upon the completion of the , the city claims that sewer overflow incidents would happen a scant four times a year. Though the Department of Environmental Quality says that outside of the incidents, the river is for recreational activities, until I see that the Big Pipe does its job, I’m staying away from the water.

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