Water From Below

If the water damage comes from below (continual running water from burst pipes, flash flood, accumulated leaks from above, etc.):

1. During work hours notify your supervisor and/or the Administrative Assistant (1-8352) or backup to contact Physical Plant (231-7911) to address the problem.

After hours notify your supervisor and/or contact Physical Plant (231-7911) yourself to report water leakage and ask them to address the problem (turn off water, etc.).

2. If Physical Plant can not address the situation immediately, do the best you can to fix the problem (i.e., turn off the main water supply [see map], wet vacuum area, etc.)
3. If major leak, use call list to enlist more staff to help.
4. Move endangered records up to higher shelves or to a dry location by using hand truck, dolly, or book truck.
5. Give any damp library materials (monographs, serials, maps, etc.) to Cataloging for initial processing.

Things to keep in mind:

1. Do not enter flooded areas until cleared by Police/Fire authorities/EHS.
2. Do not walk through moving water.
3. Post a staff member at entrance to flooded areas to keep out unauthorized persons, if the building has not been evacuated.

1. In event of a catastrophic flood, contact a disaster responder company.