UDM Facility Operations

Water Service to the Classroom Building will be temporarily shut down from 9-11AM this morning.  Water service will be restored as soon as possible.

Please note: Pressure Testing on McNichols Campus elevators is ahead of schedule.

Thursday, March 11 - Reno Hall, Library Teaching & Learning Center, and Lansing-Reilly Hall
Friday, March 12 - Briggs and Ford Life Sciences
Saturday, March 13 - Student Center #1, #2, & #3

Please check back in for more updates.

Due to water heater cleanings this week, some buildings will have limited hot water supply.  Listed below is the schedule of the cleanings taking place from 9:00AM - 3:30PM:

Monday, March 8 - Calihan Hall
Tuesday, March 9 - Quad Complex
Wednesday, March 10 - Shiple Hall
Thursday, March 11 - Food Services
Friday, March 12 - Holden Hall

Save the Date!

Volunteer Flower Day will be on Tuesday, May 4th!

Join Facility Operations for the 5th annual Volunteer Flower Day, starting at 9:00AM outside of the Student Center near the Fountain.  Volunteers and our Ground’s Crew will be planting flowers throughout the McNichols Campus all day long!

Keep checkin’ in for more info.

The City of Detroit requires periodic pressure testing for all elevators.  Starting this week, our Elevator Company will be performing pressure tests on McNichols Campus elevators.  During the duration of the test, the elevator will be out of service.  Listed below is the schedule of pressure tests:

Tuesday, March 9 - East & North Quad
Wednesday, March 10 - West & South Quad [Engineering, if time permits]
Thursday, March 11 - Reno Hall & Library Teaching & Learning Center [Chemistry, if time permits]
Friday, March 12 - Lansing-Reilly Hall [North CHP elevator] & Lansing-Reilly Hall
Saturday, March 13 - Student Center #1 & #2
Tuesday, March 16 - Student Center #3 & Engineering
Wednesday, March 17 - Architecture & Chemistry
Thursday, March 18 - Ford Life Sciences & Briggs

Last night, the City of Detroit Water Department reopened the feed to the McNichols Campus.  At this time, water pressure should be at normal levels; however, you may experience strong rust discoloration in the water.  Please let the water run a few minutes before use!

Although water service was restored to the McNichols Campus last night, water pressure is still low.  Yesterday around 1:00PM, the City of Detroit Water & Sewerage Department shut down a 24” water main which feeds the entire McNichols Campus without notifying the University.  Facility Operations began an investigative process involving numerous calls to the Water Department and chasing down a work crew to finally determine the cause of the outage.  Yesterday evening around 5:00PM, the Water Department was able to restore water service by rerouting through a 12” main.  It now appears there is not enough pressure in the 12” main to accommodate the University and the surrounding neighborhoods.  We are currently attempting to resolve this issue with the Water Department.

Meanwhile, please use restrooms on the first floor and lower level as they should have enough pressure for proper functioning.  We ask that Departments please post signs closing the upper floor restrooms.  Shiple Hall and the Fisher Administration Center are not currently affected and have adequate water pressure.

A water main break in the area is causing low water pressure on the McNichols Campus. With this low water pressure, the boiler levels have been adjusted and heat may be affected. The Detroit Water & Sewerage Department is unsure of the extent and timeframe of the repairs. Again, please continue to check our Blog for updates.

McNichols Campus is experiencing low water pressure.  Facility Operations is assessing the problem.  Please continue to check our Blog for updates.