Dear 3165 Porter Colleagues,
The Operations and Maintenance team will shut down the domestic and industrial water systems to support a School of Medicine contractor. The shutdown is needed to perform annual testing on the backflow preventer.
Date: Friday, 2/13/2026
Time: 5:00am – 7:00am
Impact: All sinks, including lab sinks, and showers will not have hot or cold water available during this time. All Men’s, Women’s, and All-Gender restrooms will be out of service. Breakrooms/kitchenettes will be affected by the shutdown.
Safety Impact: There will be no domestic water in the emergency showers/eye wash stations. During this time, laboratory personnel are not to work with corrosive chemicals, cause permanent tissue damage or severe irritation, are toxic by skin/eye absorption, or engage in any BSL-2 work that is not in a biosafety cabinet.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this shutdown, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you for your cooperation,
Ferdinand marucut, CMM
Assistant Chief Engineer – Facility Field Services
School of Medicine