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Hydro Hogs These people waste so much water, it s scary. Benjamin Franklin once wrote, When the well is dry, we know the worth of water. In Portland, whose water glass always seems to be full, the abundance is both a blessing and a curse. Nestled between two rivers, doused by 37 inches of rain in an average year and fed by Bull Run Reservoir, the state s largest source of drinking water, Portland boasts more than enough H2O to meet our needs.