Wouldn't the water be treated before going into the city system anyway? That's the way it's done here in Texas. If you have an open reservoir, it's effectively just an artificial lake. It's open to the sky, maybe fish might find their way in. (In some cases reservoirs are stocked with fish regularly!) Birds are going to crap in it. But it doesn't really matter, because it's just a raw supply of water that's "upstream" of the treatment plant.
*Reads the article more thoroughly, follows links*
Ok, reading the links, apparently this water was in a system of open pools that was already treated. it wasn't part of the "lake". If so, I can sort of understand why the administrator felt the need to dump it. I agree it probably wasn't a problem. But still.
Why is already treated water in an open pool though? Isn't that asking for this kind of trouble?
*Reads the article more thoroughly, follows links*
Ok, reading the links, apparently this water was in a system of open pools that was already treated. it wasn't part of the "lake". If so, I can sort of understand why the administrator felt the need to dump it. I agree it probably wasn't a problem. But still.
Why is already treated water in an open pool though? Isn't that asking for this kind of trouble?