Tykeson Hall Water Testing Advisory 11/04/21

Begin:  Thursday, November 4th, 2021 at 8:00 am

End:      Thursday, November 4th, 2021 at 4:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted:  Tykeson Hall

Scope:  Domestic cold water will be tested at drinking fountains and other drinking water fixtures in Tykeson Hall. This is being done as a part of our regular campus monitoring. Fixtures will be tagged out of service between 8:00 – 4:00 and will return to service as soon as samples are collected. Results will be posted online at https://safety.uoregon.edu/drinking-water-monitoring.

Services Impacted:  Domestic cold water will be offline only in the fixtures that are tagged.

Work Performed By:  EHS (Environmental Health and Safety)

ContactAdam Jones, SRS Buildings Sciences Manager, 541-346-8397

Susan Campbell Water Testing Advisory 11/03/21

Begin:  Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021 at 8:00 am

End:      Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021 at 4:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted:  Susan Campbell Hall

Scope:  Domestic cold water will be tested at drinking fountains and other drinking water fixtures in Susan Campbell Hall. This is being done as a part of our regular campus monitoring. Fixtures will be tagged out of service between 8:00 – 4:00 and will return to service as soon as samples are collected. Results will be posted online at https://safety.uoregon.edu/drinking-water-monitoring.

Services Impacted:  Domestic cold water will be offline only in the fixtures that are tagged.

Work Performed By:  EHS (Environmental Health and Safety)

ContactAdam Jones, SRS Buildings Sciences Manager, 541-346-8397

Student Tennis Center Water Testing Advisory 11/02/21

Begin:  Tuesday, November 2nd, 2021 at 8:00 am

End:      Tuesday, November 2nd, 2021 at 4:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted:  Student Tennis Center

Scope:  Domestic cold water will be tested at drinking fountains in the Student Tennis Center. This is being done as a part of our regular campus monitoring. Fixtures will be tagged out of service between 8:00 – 4:00 and will return to service as soon as samples are collected. Results will be posted online at https://safety.uoregon.edu/drinking-water-monitoring.

Services Impacted:  Domestic cold water will be offline only in the fixtures that are tagged.

Work Performed By:  EHS (Environmental Health and Safety)

ContactAdam Jones, SRS Buildings Sciences Manager, 541-346-8397

Onyx Bridge Domestic Cold Water Shutdown 8/10/21

UPDATE:
The domestic water is back online.

 

Begin:  Tuesday, August 10th, 2021 at 8:00 am

End:      Tuesday, August 10th, 2021 at 12:00 noon

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted:  Onyx Bridge

Scope:  The domestic cold water will be shut down in order to make valve repairs.

Services Impacted:  This will affect the restrooms and drinking fountains, but not the labs.

Work Performed By:  CPFM FS Plumbing Shop

ContactOlin Vermillion, CPFM Facilities Plumbing, 541-346-2319

Pacific Hall Domestic and Industrial Water Shutdown 7/29/21

UPDATE:
The water has been restored.

 

Begin:  Thursday, July 29th, 2021 at 7:30 am

End:      Thursday, July 29th, 2021 at 12:00 noon

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted:  Pacific Hall

Scope:  The domestic and industrial water will be shut down to replace a frozen shut-off valve on the domestic and industrial cold water for a lab sink in room 234B.

Services Impacted:

  • This will affect the entire building’s domestic and industrial hot and cold water, including restrooms and drinking fountains.
  • RO water will not be affected.

Work Performed By:  CPFM FS Plumbing Dept.

ContactRon Warren, CPFM Facilities Plumbing, 541-346-2319

Onyx Bridge Water Shutdown 6/9/21

Begin: Wednesday, June 9th, at 7:30 am

End: Wednesday, June 9th, at 4:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted:  Onyx Bridge

Scope:  The building water and the autoclave steam will be shut down in order to repair the acid waste line on the 3rd floor.

Services Impacted:  The autoclave steam, chilled water, domestic hot and cold water, hot water, and the RO/DI water will be offline.  This will affect restrooms, sinks, and drinking fountains.  Fire sprinklers will not be affected.

Work Performed By: CPFM FS Plumbing Shop

Contact: Ken Straw, CPFM Mechanical and Plumbing Shop Manager, 541-346-5406

Streisinger Hall Domestic and Industrial Water Shutdown 6/3/21

Begin:  Thursday, June 3rd, 2021 at 9:00 am

End:      Thursday, June 3rd, 2021 at 9:30 am

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted:  Streisinger Hall

Scope:  The cold water will be shut down for backflow testing in the Mechanical Room #190.

Services Impacted:

  • Cold water supply to Domestic Cold & Hot Water and the Industrial Cold & Hot Water, to the entire building, will be offline for approximately 30 minutes max.
  • RO water will not be effected.

Work Performed By:  CPFM FS Plumbing Shop

ContactRon Warren, CPFM Facilities Plumbing, 541-346-2319

Hendricks Hall Drinking Fountain Shutdown 4/30/21 – Jan. 2022

UPDATE 1/31/22:

Over the last several months, CPFM and EHS have been working on determining the faults that have caused the elevated lead issues in Hendricks Hall. What we identified was a water supply pipe that was not original and was installed with copper piping and lead-based solder. 

Upon finding that issue, CPFM plumbers were able to devise a way to replace the faulty plumbing with new, lead-free components, eliminating the copper piping with lead-based solder from the supply lines to the second and third floor drinking fountains. The work was completed in December of 2021, with confirmation samples collected during January of 2022. The results came in the morning and were:

First Floor drinking fountain – 2.7 ppb

Second Floor drinking fountain – non-detect (<1 ppb)

Third floor drinking fountain – non-detect (<1 ppb)

The EPA action level for lead in drinking water is 15 ppb. We are well below that, so the fixtures have been turned on and the signs removed. They are now safe to use. EHS will collect follow up samples in a month or so (Early march, results mid-march), then again in six months (Early July, results in mid-July). Results will be posted on the EHS website. Building users will be notified if further issues are identified.

 

 

UPDATE 6/10/21:

Please notify affected personnel within Hendricks Hall. CPFM flushed the plumbing within Hendricks Hall and replaced the drinking fountain filters. Follow up confirmation samples were collected and analyzed, and showed no lead detected in the basement kitchenette and the first floor lobby. To that end, the basement and first floor fixtures will be returned to service. Out of an abundance of caution, additional testing will be conducted prior to Fall Term.

Elevated lead is still present at the drinking fountains on the second and third floors. The second and third floor drinking fountains will remain off-line for now, with temporary drinking water provided as an interim solution. Long term solutions are currently under development. Your patience is appreciated.

Please refer to THIS LINK for additional information. Feel free to contact me if you have questions.

Adam S. Jones, CIEC | Building Environmental Sciences Manager
Safety and Risk Services
Environmental Health & Safety
1260 University of Oregon | Eugene, OR 97403-1260
(541) 346-8397 | asjones@uoregon.edu
(541) 852-5685

 

UPDATE 5/4/21:

The following steps will be taken in Hendricks Hall regarding the water issues we’re currently experiencing:

  1. Temporary water coolers will be provided. These will be located in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd floor lobbies, and will be installed by a third party vendor tomorrow (Wednesday 5-5-2021). They will remain in the building until the built-in fixtures can be returned to service.
  2. The building plumbing system will be flushed. CPFM will be conducting this process today and tomorrow. If you come across water fixtures running in the building, please do not turn them off.
  3. New filters will be installed in each of the drinking fountains.
  4. The fixtures will be tested again by EHS.
  5. Fixtures will be returned to service upon receipt of an acceptable result. This is estimated to take up to two weeks.

Thank you for your patience as we work through this issue.

 

Original Notice:

The Hendricks Hall drinking fountains were tested in the past weeks following routine maintenance. Lead results were determined by laboratory testing to be elevated. This is most likely due to a prolonged period of no / low occupancy due to COVID resulting in extremely low water circulation in an aging plumbing system. As a result, the drinking water fountains within Hendricks Hall are shut down until further notice and will be posted this afternoon. CPFM, in cooperation with EHS, will assess further and develop an action plan early next week (Week of May 3, 2021). More information on this issue will follow as it develops.

Please refer to THIS LINK for additional information. Feel free to contact me if you have questions.

Adam S. Jones, CIEC | Building Environmental Sciences Manager
Safety and Risk Services
Environmental Health & Safety
1260 University of Oregon | Eugene, OR 97403-1260
(541) 346-8397 | asjones@uoregon.edu
(541) 852-5685

Oregon Hall Emergency Water Shutdown 4/23/21

UPDATE 4/23 at 9:45am: The water has been restored.

REVISED:

The repair is now requiring that the domestic cold and hot water to the entire building be shut down.  It is still expected to be done within the same time frame.  A notice will be sent when the water has been restored.

 

Begin:  Friday, April 23rd, 2021 – effective immediately

End:      Friday, April 23rd, 2021 – approximately 11:00 am

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted:  Oregon Hall’s east side

Scope:  Emergency water shutdown to the east side of the building in order to repair a leak.

Services Impacted:  Restrooms and water fountains on the east side of the building on all floors

Extra Notes:  Please use the restrooms in nearby buildings

Work Performed By:  UO CPFM Facilities Services

ContactKen Straw, CPFM Mechanical and Plumbing Shop Manager, 541-346-5406

Computing Center Emergency Water Shutdown 4/8/21

Begin:  Thursday, April 8th, 2021 at 7:30 am

End:      Thursday, April 8th, 2021 at 9:30 am

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted:  Computing Center

Scope:  EWEB needs to change out a failed water meter, requiring an emergency shutdown of the building’s main water line.  UO staff will be on site to monitor the building alarm systems and mechanical equipment.

Services Impacted:  Water will be offline, affecting restrooms, sinks, drinking fountains, and the building fire sprinkler system.

Special Instructions: Any alarms that occur after the scheduled time should be considered real events and occupants should evacuate as usual per the U of O Emergency Procedures.

If there are questions regarding emergency evacuation, please visit Emergency Management & Continuity, https://safety.uoregon.edu/evacuations

Work Performed By:  EWEB

ContactKen Straw, CPFM Mechanical and Plumbing Shop Manager, 541-346-5406

Knight Law Drinking Fountain Replacement Advisory 4/5/21 – 4/23/21

UPDATE 4/15/21:
This shutdown has been extended a week to April 23rd.

 

Begin:  Monday, April 5th, 2021

End:      Friday, April 16th 23rd, 2021

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted:  Knight Law Center

Scope: Facilities Services will be removing the existing water fountain on the first floor hallway outside locker room (H164) and replacing it with a new fountain that includes a bottle filler.

Services Impacted:

  • The drinking fountain in H164 will be offline until the new fountain is installed
  • Users can expect to see Facilities Services personnel, including plumbers, carpenters, electricians, and painters working in the area intermittently for the duration of the project.
  • Users can expect to hear normal and occasional construction noises such as hammering and drilling, and may smell a water-based latex, non-toxic paint, during the process.

Extra Notes: No other utility disruptions or shutoffs are expected at this time, however, if there are any more, an additional notice will be distributed.

Work Performed By: UO CPFM Facilities Services Crews

Contact: Justin Grishkin, CPFM Construction Services Manager, 541-346-5242

Metalsmithing Fine Arts Studio 125C Domestic Water Shutdown 3/16/21

Begin:  Tuesday, March 16, at 7:30 am

End:      Tuesday, March 16, at 12:00 noon

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted:  Metalsmithing Fine Arts Studio

Scope:  Domestic cold and hot water will be shut down for plumbers to cap off water due to upcoming room changes.

Services Impacted:  All domestic water will be offline

Work Performed By:  CPFM Facilities Services Plumbing Shop

ContactKen Straw, Interim Mechanical & Plumbing Shop Manager, 541-346-5406

Lillis Hall Drinking Fountain Advisory 3/1/21 – 3/19/21

Begin: Monday, March 1st, 2021

End: Friday, March 19th, 2021

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted: Lillis Hall – hallway H260

Scope: Facilities Services will be removing the existing water fountain on the 2nd floor east hallway and replacing it with a new fountain that includes a bottle filler.

Services Impacted:

  • The drinking fountain in H260 will be offline until the new fountain is installed
  • Users can expect to see Facilities Services personnel, including plumbers, carpenters, electricians and painters working in the area intermittently for the duration of the project.
  • Users can expect to hear normal and occasional construction noises such as hammering and drilling, and may smell a water-based latex, non-toxic paint, during the process.

Extra Notes: No other utility disruptions or shutoffs are expected at this time, however, if there are any more, an additional notice will be distributed.

Work Performed By: UO CPFM Facilities Services Crews

Contact: Justin Grishkin, CPFM Construction Services Manager, 541-346-5242

Willamette Hall Water Shut Off 2/16 – 2/16

2/22/21 Update for Willamette Hall:

The drying phase of the Willamette Hall Room 156 water intrusion has been completed. Equipment will be removed and the cove base restored today and tomorrow. Carpets in 160, 161, & 162 will then be shampooed and the furnishings removed to their original locations.

The restoration phase of this water intrusion will be managed by CPFM. Please contact CPFM Work Control if you have any questions.

2/19/21 Update:

This is an update to the notification sent on February 18, 2021, regarding the Willamette Hall Room 156 Water Intrusion.

The mitigation equipment has been set up in Willamette Hall, including H160, 160, and 161. The equipment will run for the weekend. We will reassess on Monday morning and remove the equipment as we can.

Please feel free to contact EHS, Adam Jones, 541.346.8397 if you have any questions.

 

A water intrusion has been identified in Willamette Hall. It is currently known to be affecting rooms H160, 160, & 161.

 This intrusion occurred on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 and was the result of a clogged drain in room 156. Impacts to walls and carpets were noted in rooms 160, 161, and H160.

 The mitigation process is tasked with drying all affected materials with the ultimate goal of limiting demolition and preventing mold growth. The mitigation process is managed by Environmental Health & Safety. Mitigation efforts onsite will be conducted by CPFM. During this period, you will see fans and well dryers set up, as well as dehumidification equipment. It is important that this equipment is left running at all times to ensure that impacted building materials are dried appropriately and in a timely fashion. Mitigation is anticipated to be complete by early next week.

 The reconstruction process is tasked with returning the space to finished and operational status. The reconstruction process is managed by CPFM.

 Both mitigation and reconstruction are conducted by University staff whenever possible to save money and reduce complications associated with the work. Outside contractors are used when mitigation or reconstruction scopes exceed our available staff or equipment resources. Further information on the University’s Water Intrusion process can be found by contacting Adam Jones at asjones@uoregon.edu.

Individual departments are responsible for inventorying damaged non-building related items, such as computers, office furnishings, lab equipment, etc. The Office of Risk Management within Safety & Risk Services is available to provide guidance, inventory forms, and other information on the insurance process associated with these claims. This information can be found at https://safety.uoregon.edu/property-claims.

Finally, all future updates associated with this event will be posted to the CPFM BLOG for the event at this link: https://blogs.uoregon.edu/cpfmnotifications/2021/02/16/willamette-hal-water-shut-off-2-16-unknown/

UPDATE: The building water has been restored.

Begin:  February 16, 2021 – Immediately

End:      Unknown – An update will be sent when the water has been restored.

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted:  Willamette Hall

Scope:  All water in Willamette Hall is unusable. There was a sewage leak and all water to the building is shut off for repairs. This includes toilets, sinks, showers, drinking fountains, etc.

Services Impacted:  All building water.

Extra Notes: An update will be sent when the water has been restored.

Special Instructions: Do not use any water in the building.

Work Performed By:  FS Mechanical Shop

Contact: Richard Vaughan, CPFM Facilities Services, 541-346-2319

University Health Services Domestic Cold Water Shutdown 2/12/21

Begin:  Friday, February 12, 2021, at 5:00 pm

End:      Friday, February 12, 2021, at 10:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted:  University Health Services

Scope:  Contractors will be repairing a gasket in the basement. Work will be performed in the evening to avoid interrupting daytime usage.

Services Impacted:  The domestic cold water will not be available during this time.

Work Performed By:  Hydro-Temp Mechanical

ContactColin Brennan, Owner’s Representative, 541-346-8242

PeaceHealth North Building Domestic Water Shutdown 1/11/21

Begin:  Monday, January 11th, 2021 at 6:30 pm

End:      Monday, January 11th, 2021 at 10:30 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted:  PeaceHealth North Building

Scope:  A repair due to a leaking underground main domestic water line that serves the North building is needed.

Services Impacted:  The water will be shut off, affecting all plumbing fixtures including restrooms, sinks, and drinking fountains.

Extra Notes:  We are scheduling this work to start in the evening, and the estimated duration is 4 hours. This may take longer if the connection is not repairable.

Work Performed By:  PeaceHealth Contractors

ContactMelinda Seeley, CPFM Campus Planning, Real Estate Property Specialist, 541-346-5550

Streisinger Hall Domestic and Industrial Water Shutdown 6/3/20

Begin: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020 at 7:30 am

End: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020 at 3:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted: Streisinger Hall

Scope: Removal of two backflow assemblies that are not needed.

Services Impacted:

  • This will impact all domestic hot and cold fixtures, and all industrial hot and cold fixtures. This includes autoclave steam, fume hoods, sinks, restrooms, and drinking fountains.
  • RO will not be impacted.

Work Performed By: CPFM Facilities Services Plumbing Shop

Contact: Ron Warren, CPFM Facilities Plumbing, 541-346-2319

Klamath Hall Domestic Water Shutdown 5/28/20

Begin:  Thursday, May 28th, 2020 at 6:00 am

End:      Thursday, May 28th, 2020 at 11:00 am

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted:  Klamath Hall – various locations

Scope:  A plumbing line in the Klamath basement needs rerouted to accommodate new work.

Services Impacted:  This will affect the drinking water fountain on level 2, the north exterior hose bib, and the safety shower in room B032.

Work Performed By:   Lease Crutcher Lewis

ContactDenise Stewart, CPFM Owner’s Representative, 541-346-2280 or 541-335-1258

Volcanology Domestic Water Shutdown 5/5/20

Begin:  Tuesday, May 5th, 2020 at 8:00 am

End:      Tuesday, May 5th, 2020 at 10:30 am

Building or Area Impacted:  Volcanology

Scope:  Shutdown of domestic hot and cold water required to replace broken faucet.

Services Impacted:  Domestic cold and hot water in sinks, restrooms, and drinking fountains

Work Performed By:   CPFM Facilities Services Plumbing Crew

ContactKen Straw, CPFM Mechanical and Plumbing Shop Manager, 541-346-5406

Alder Domestic Water Shut-Off 4/1/2020

Begin: Tuesday, April 1st at 8:00 am

End: Tuesday, April 1st at 12:00 pm

Building(s) or Area(s) Impacted: Alder Building

Scope: All domestic water will be shut-off to install water isolation valves.

Services Impacted: Sinks, toilets, drinking fountains

Work Performed By: Facilities Services

Contact: Ken Straw, CPFM Mechanical and Plumbing Shop Manager, 541-346-5406

Baker Downtown Center Domestic Water Shutdown 3/28/2020

Begin:  Saturday, March 28th, 2020 at 8:00 am

End:      Saturday, March 28th, 2020 at 12:00 noon

Building Impacted:  Baker Downtown Center

Scope:  Domestic water shutdown to make emergency valve repair.

Services Impacted:  Fire sprinkler system, drinking fountains, restroom toilets, urinals, and sinks will be offline.

Extra Notes:  Fire watch will be conducted during this time.

Work Performed By:   Harvey & Price, EWEB, and CPFM Facilities

ContactKen Straw, CPFM Mechanical and Plumbing Shop Manager, 541-346-5406

Condon Hall Domestic Cold Water Shutdown 3/26/20

Begin:  Thursday, March 26th, 2020 at 8:00 am

End:      Thursday, March 26th, 2020 at 4:00 pm

Building Impacted:  Condon Hall

Scope:  Emergency domestic cold water shutdown to repair broken pipe in wall.

Services Impacted:  Drinking fountains, sinks, urinals, and toilets.

Work Performed By:   CPFM Facilities Services

ContactKen Straw, CPFM Mechanical and Plumbing Shop Manager, 541-346-5406

University Health, Counseling, and Testing Water Shutdown 2/24/2020

Begin:  Monday, February 24th, 2020 at 6:00 pm

End:      Monday, February 24th, 2020 at 11:30 pm

Building Impacted:  University Health, Counseling, and Testing Center

Scope:  Building water will be shut-down temporarily to tie in new sinks

Services Impacted:  Domestic hot and cold water, restrooms, sinks, drinking fountains

Extra Notes:  Work will be performed by Lease Crutcher Lewis

ContactColin Brennan, CPFM Owner’s Representative, 541-346-8242 or 541-654-2972

Johnson Hall Building-Wide Water Shutdown 2/21/2020

Update 2/25/2020: The repairs were not able to be completed on Friday, February 21st, so the remainder of the repairs will be made tomorrow, February 26th.

Begin: Friday, February 21, 2020 at 7:00 pm Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at 7:00 pm

End: Friday, February 21, 2020 at midnight Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at 10:00 pm

Building Impacted: Johnson Hall

Scope: The plumbing issue affecting the Garden Level bathroom has been identified. A building-wide water shutdown must be enacted to make repairs.

Services Impacted: All water sources

Extra Notes: Do not use any water in the building after 7:00 pm.

Contact: Ken Straw at 541-346-5406 or kstraw@uoregon.edu

Onyx Bridge Water Shutdown 1/21/2020

Begin:  Tuesday, January 21st, 2020 at 7:00 am

End:      Tuesday, January 21st, 2020 at 3:00 pm

Building Impacted:  Onyx Bridge

Scope:  Repair is needed on domestic cold water line located in rooms 371/372 (see corroded pipe image below).

Services Impacted:  Building wide water shutdown affecting hot and cold water in restrooms, drinking fountains, autoclave steam, fume hoods, industrial hot and cold water.

Extra Notes:  RO/DI water will not be affected.

Contact:   Work Control Center  346-2319