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Tap water contamination in Moos Tower and the Phillips Wangensteen Building on the University of Minnesota campus forced dental clinics in the buildings to close Wednesday afternoon.
University officials are investigating what caused the contamination in the two buildings and are checking to see if surrounding buildings are affected, University spokesman Daniel Wolter said. He noted that water contaminations are common in the spring and the University is erring on the side of caution.
Various media outlets from around Minneapolis have reported foul smelling water coming out of faucets in the last week.
All appointments in clinics using water are canceled until noon Thursday, but the contamination shouldn’t affect classes in the buildings, Wolter said. He added this will impact about 400 appointments.
Catherine Harding, a staffer in Moos Tower, said she first noticed discolored yellow water in toilets around 11 a.m.
The building manager came by afterwards and instructed staff not to use the water for anything, she said.
Some people reported an odor related to the water, but Harding said she didn’t smell anything.
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Hm
Well, Minneapolis water will always taste funky to me - something's just not right about it. Compared to the water the suburbs, at least.
MPLS and ST Paul get their
MPLS and ST Paul get their water from the Mississippi. Most suburbs get nice clean groundwater via wells.
Ew.
Ew.
What closing?
I work in PWB and can tell you for a fact that we have heard nothing about a closing. We can't use the bathroom or wash our hands or make coffee or tea but we're sitting at our desks just like every other day. So it would be super if the U could either declare it safe or SEND US HOME TOO!
As I see it, the reason the
As I see it, the reason the clinics were closed was that it wasn't safe to wash the patient's mouths with potentially contaminated water. And you can't really do dental work without water to rinse with. So only the patients got sent home, really. As far as I can tell they kept the students on campus for the day.
If you're working a desk job... you don't really *need* water to do your desk job, do you? And you could always go to a bathroom in another building.
The water wasn't going to kill you or something simply by being around it- they just didn't want anyone drinking it, which necessitated closing the clinics.
what closing?
I agree I work at the Moos Tower in the dental school and we have not heard anything about closings exact same thing as you in the PWB. We are the first in line as far as patients contact but we are the last to know anything that is useful to us or to the patients
what closing?
I agree I work at the Moos Tower in the dental school and we have not heard anything about closings exact same thing as you in the PWB. We are the first in line as far as patients contact but we are the last to know anything that is useful to us or to the patients
Anti-freeze - not a mystery situation
I understand from a contact in F & M that recently hired mechanic (unfamiliar with building systems) did not understand how to do maintenance on water lines in 10 story buildings. They caused antifreeze to be pulled into the drinking water lines. The U has been using general mechanics (laid off from NWA) to do building work they are not qualified to handle. Given this is a serious environmental health issue, it deserves further investigation.
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