Campus buildings flooded by rain

By Michael Watanabe
Daily Forty-Niner

Rain created a range of problems in several buildings Friday, largely due to roofing problems, said Robert Quirk, director of facilities management.

Most of the problems were minor, defined as problems that are "manageable by a few buckets," Quirk said.

"Any significant damage to carpets or equipment we consider much more severe," he said. "But we try to take care of all of them, regardless of severity."

The worst of 15 buildings hit by the storm was the FA3 building, largely due to the construction during reroofing.

Another building affected was the Student Health Services, which was recently reroofed.

"It was a drip, and it involved about seven ceiling tiles," said Victor Cannon, head of budget and operations in the Health Services. "The contractor is coming today for preparations. He's going to view it and prepare for the repairs."

Other buildings, such as the Social Science/Public Affairs Building and the University Music Center, also had minor leaks.

"There was just some water in the hall and some water in the carpet," said Jim Long, director of technical service for the music department. "The problem is our drains run into the hallway. It's annoying, but it's not life threatening."

In each building, separate water proofing firms have been contracted to find short-term and long-term solutions. Quirk met with a consultant and plans to see changes on both the inside and the outside of buildings across campus.

The levels of Brotman Hall below the fountain level deck were affected, such as Student Account Services.

"I can only speak for the business office and we just have a continual thing that has been going on," said Leslie Wolbers, manager of student account services. "But it's a known problem and it's a hard problem to fix."

There were also small nuisances in the Peterson Hall Buildings, the Family and Consumer Sciences Building, the Sports and Athletic Recreation Building and Engineering 2 Building, Facilities Management and the storage warehouse.

Michael Llamanzares, a service assistant for the University Student Union, said there was some flooding in the union Friday, but it was "after hours and nobody was here."