XPost: or.politics, or.general   
   From: dhomuth1@comcast.net   
      
   On Sun, 7 May 2006 11:33:08 -0700, Larry Caldwell   
    wrote:   
      
   >Near as I can tell, the big economic problem Portland has is its sewer   
   >system.  The decision not to build a separate storm sewer system means   
   >you have to treat the rain, which is quite an expensive proposition that   
   >will continue to be expensive forever.   
      
   Rain runoff needs treatment too.   
      
   >  Rather than dig up the streets,   
      
   Comes with its own transaction costs, which are quite large.   
      
   >Portland chose to dig those stupid tunnels to store rain water mixed   
   >with sewage until it can be treated.   
      
   That's a problem emanating from Portland's original combination   
   system, which unfortunately is most difficult to extract itself from   
      
   >Any business that uses quantities of water would be foolish to locate in   
   >Portland.  The sewer bill would be ruinous.   
      
   Unless, of course, they determined to treat their own waste water.   
      
   There is water here, after all.  It is not an Economic Advantage not   
   to treat it.  The only question is who bears and shares the cost of   
   doing so.   
      
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