Carol Strode, director of the physical plant, said Buzzard Hall wasn’t the only place on campus left with leaks following Labor Day rains.

Over the weekend there were leaks in Lantz, the Student Services Building, Ninth Street Hall, Taylor Food Service, the Building Services House and a drain in Booth Library was plugged with debris, Strode said.

Strode said fixing the water problems is just a matter of patching holes.

“Our roofers were here throughout the weekend patching the leaks for a temporary fix until the rain is over and they can make permanent repairs,” Strode said. “Sump pumps which had failed during the storm have been repaired and returned to working order.”

The problem at Weller Hall was corrected, but students in the building say they still do not have cold water.

“The ground around the steam leak as well as the cold water piping was heated and it would take some time for all of this to cool off to allow the water to cool as well,” Strode said.

Problems with leaks have happened before around campus.

“With the number of roofs we have on campus, the likelihood of leaks is great,” Strode said.

To correct these situations, Strode said, “The roofers schedule time after the rain is over to repair the leaks.”

The leak in Buzzard may happen again, Strode said.

“At Buzzard, there may be a problem with some areas experiencing seam failures from the original roof installation,” Strode said. “We are researching this information with the warranty company.”

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