Planned Chilled Water Outage Scheduled for Winter Break

Beginning Saturday, Dec. 13, a planned outage of the campus chilled water distribution system will support ongoing resiliency improvements and allow for system testing. This work is scheduled during winter break to take advantage of lower building occupancy and seasonably cooler weather.

"We appreciate the understanding and support from the campus community during this planned outage as we continue strengthening our infrastructure for the future," said Greg Spiro, executive director for Infrastructure. "This outage will support the replacement of our two oldest chillers at the 10th Street plant as well as the installation of additional valves in the distribution to increase operational resiliency."

The chilled water system is critical for maintaining comfortable indoor temperatures, supporting research labs, and ensuring that data centers operate reliably.

A similar outage occurred during spring break. The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) will monitor this project and share updates as needed. Each building's Continuity of Operations Plan is on file with the OEM, so designated contacts are prepared if issues arise.

All work is scheduled to be completed by Wednesday, Dec. 24. Information about this outage has been shared with building managers, and stakeholder discussions have been ongoing since September.

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