[Important Information for Employees] Update 11 | Loss of Heating Services in Residence Halls and Buildings

[Office of the President]

*The following message is being sent on behalf of Todd Moravec, Interim
Vice President for Administration and Finance*

Dear University Community,

Last night, the repair of a pinhole leak in the high-temperature hot water
line commenced at around 7 PM and successfully concluded by approximately
9:30 PM. Following the completion of the welding process, a committed team
from Facilities and Operations promptly started to refill the line with
water, which supplies heating services to the residence halls and buildings
along Rugar Street.  More than 12,000 gallons of water was required to fill
the line. By the early hours of Wednesday morning (3/6/2024), the line was
fully pressurized and operational.

At around 4 AM this morning, the heating plant commenced the gradual
restoration of heat to individual residence halls and buildings along Rugar
Street, ensuring a systematic and thorough approach to the process. Heating
services were restored to all but three buildings along Rugar Street as of
8 AM this morning. All of the buildings are expected to be online by noon
today. Slight temperature swings may occur as temperatures reach programmed
levels.

Our Facilities and Operations team will continue to closely monitor the
heating system throughout the day.  At this point, the next campus update
<https://www.plattsburgh.edu/about/offices-divisions/administration-finance/facilities-construction-services/heating-updates.html>
is scheduled to be released no later than 5PM later today, but we will send
a campus update
<https://www.plattsburgh.edu/about/offices-divisions/administration-finance/facilities-construction-services/heating-updates.html>
earlier if there is a major setback or change in circumstances.

Thank you.

Todd Moravec
Interim Vice President, Administration and Finance
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