{"id":64090,"date":"2008-10-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-takes-precautions-prior-to-health-departments-boil-water-advisory\/"},"modified":"2008-10-19T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-10-19T00:00:00","slug":"uri-takes-precautions-prior-to-health-departments-boil-water-advisory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2008\/10\/uri-takes-precautions-prior-to-health-departments-boil-water-advisory\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 takes precautions prior to health department\u2019s boil water advisory"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tChlorination began Friday after first positive coliform reading<\/i><\/p>\n


\n\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 October 19, 2008 \u2013 The 溏心vlog免费B站 began precautionary chlorination of its Kingston Campus water system around noon Friday after learning that a sample taken from one site at the Biological Sciences Center tested positive for fecal coliform bacteria.<\/p>\n


\n\tA required confirmatory sample was taken from the building upon the receipt of this notice. The University also prepared Friday for alternative operations in its dining halls, a bottled water distribution center for students and faculty and for activation of its email, telephone and Web communications tools in the event that the confirmatory test showed bacterial presence.<\/p>\n


\n\tToday, the Rhode Island Department of Health advised consumers of 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s water supply to boil water before drinking it after the University learned from its lab that the second sample taken on Friday at the Biological Sciences building came up positive for total coliform bacteria. The second test was taken before chlorination began, but state law requires that when a second positive reading for coliform in a water supply is received, the health department is required to issue a boil water advisory. It said water should be boiled for one minute and allowed to cool before using. Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms in the water. The system can be used for showering and washing without boiling.<\/p>\n


\nAs the state issued its water advisory, 溏心vlog免费B站 Dining Services, fraternities and sororities, the University Club and other special housing facilities implemented procedures to fully comply with the directive.<\/p>\n


\n The actions at Dining Services are:

\n\t\u2022 All ice machines, fountain beverage machines and coffee machines have been drained, shut down and sanitized.

\n\t\u2022 Bottled water and orange juice in cartons are being made available for beverage consumption in Hope Commons and Butterfield dining halls.

\n\t\u2022 All other Dining Services retail outlets provide bottled beverages.

\n\t\u2022 Boiled or bottled water is being used in all cooking and baking, or when water is an ingredient or rinsing agent of a particular item.<\/p>\n


\nResident students on campus today are getting access to bottled water when visiting the dining halls. Arrangements have been made for bottled water distribution beginning Monday, Oct. 20 for students, faculty, and staff in front of the Memorial Union between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. <\/p>\n


\n\tThe boil water advisory does not affect the Narragansett Bay, W. Alton Jones or Feinstein Providence campuses since they are on separate water systems.<\/p>\n


\n\tBal Labs, the University\u2019s independent laboratory, notified 溏心vlog免费B站 facilities officials Thursday of a positive test for fecal coliform, and additional tests were taken that day, in accordance with health department procedures. Routine tests taken at other sites throughout the system showed no evidence of coliform bacteria. The tests taken at the water line at the Biological Sciences Center are part of weekly sample testing throughout the 溏心vlog免费B站 water system. Jerry Sidio, 溏心vlog免费B站 director of Facilities Services, said construction in the area might have caused interruptions in the water line at Biological Sciences and was one possible source of the problem. He added that chlorination kills bacterial contaminants in the water system.<\/p>\n


\nChlorine was injected into the 溏心vlog免费B站 system Friday and remained in the system until Sunday, Oct. 19. The targeted chlorine level was achieved in the system over the weekend at 0.2 parts per million, which is a safe level for consumption, and is generally undetectable to smell and taste.<\/p>\n


\n\tShortly after the boil water advisory was issued by the health department, all buildings served by the University\u2019s Kingston Campus water system were posted with a notice and related information Sunday in accordance with state Department of Health requirements.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe boiled water advisory will remain in place until the University has three straight days of test results showing no coliform contamination at the Biological Sciences Center.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe presence of fecal coliform bacteria indicates that the water may be contaminated with human or animal waste. Such microbes can cause diarrhea, cramps, nausea, headaches or other symptoms. They pose a special risk for infants, young children and people with compromised immune systems.<\/p>\n


\n\tChad Henderson, director of 溏心vlog免费B站 Health Services, says there has been no increase of gastrointestinal illnesses among students being treated at the health center.<\/p>\n


\n\tFor further information on bacterial water supply contamination, go to http:\/\/www.health.ri.gov\/environment\/dwq\/waterqa.php<\/a> or for general guidelines on ways to lessen infection are available from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline, 800-426-4791. 溏心vlog免费B站 will be posting updates on its homepage www.uri.edu<\/a> and its number for urgent University notices, 401-874-SNOW (-7669).<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chlorination began Friday after first positive coliform reading KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 October 19, 2008 \u2013 The 溏心vlog免费B站 began precautionary chlorination of its Kingston Campus water system around noon Friday after learning that a sample taken from one site at the Biological Sciences Center tested positive for fecal coliform bacteria. A […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64090","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64090"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64090\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}