In a display of colossal disrespect for his $111,000-a-year maintenance planner position at the Public Utilities Commission, an adult man frequently urinated in a reservoir that is a source of drinking water for 2.5 million customers in the Bay Area. The Chronicle has word that the culprit named Martin Sanchez will likely be suspended without pay for five days as a result of the behavior that he was called out for in anonymous complaints.

According to a PUC commission spokesman, Tyrone Jue, the 675 million-gallon Priest reservoir was drained in its entirety for maintenance when Sanchez took his thoughtless leak. But that's confusing, since complaints speak to several instances of Sanchez being a huge idiot in such a manner. Logistical questions, such as how frequently Sanchez urinates and how often the reservoir remains empty, should be swiftly investigated. According to the complaints, one instance of urination took place when Sanchez learned he had received a promotion. So, for the sake of our water, Sanchez should probably not be promoted any further, and maybe just the opposite.

At the final stop before the Moccasin Reservoir, where untreated water from the Sierra is sent by pipeline to the Bay Area, water from the Priest Reservoir is treated by ultraviolet light and chlorine prior to delivery. So, although there are no health consequences to be suffered by customers as a result of the, er, indiscretion, it's still disrespectful, unbecoming behavior that displays the worst kind of judgment. “The bottom line is — you pee in the wrong place again, and you are toast,” Jue told the Chronicle.

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