You won't actually be able to do your laundry, but you can see the frothy fountain. Evidently someone thought it would be funny to dump a container of laundry detergent into the Ira Keller Fountain in downtown Portland.

In some spots of the fountain the suds were several feet high. People passing by stopped to take photos and play with the suds, but the prank comes with a cost to taxpayers.

According to Mark Ross with the City of Portland, cleaning the fountain can cost from $200-$1,000, depending on the severity.

"Vandalism of any sort only costs the tax payers money and takes away from the enjoyment of the park," Ross said.

Ross says it's not unheard of to find detergent thrown into the fountain, and notes that some type of vandalism occurs about once a month during warm weather. "Last month someone dumped the contents of a recycling bin into the fountain, which we had to skim off," Ross said.

A city maintenance crew will be there today to begin the process of clearing the detergent, which will take a couple of days. "It's unfortunate but it's something we will handle," Ross said.