Know that little sprinkle we had yesterday and overnight? Turns out, it dumped (ha ha) enough water into the combined sewer overflow pipes to spill sewage into the Willamette, according to the city.

This happens with frightening regularity, but when we saw the advisory this morning, Amy pointed out how little rain we actually got. If just a small sprinkle can cause an overflow of poop into the river, what happens when it really, really rains?

And then I realized—the overflow warnings are only in effect from May 15 to October 15. Is there a constant flow of poop into the river during the rainy months, and we just don’t hear about every one?

Yipes. Either way, I’m taking a ride on the Portland Duck Tour tomorrow morning, which features an open air boat ride not terribly high up from the river water. Please please please don’t let it rain any more.

Oh shit. It’s already pouring.