Many students returning to rooms in the Quadrangle yesterday afternoon found their sinks dry.
At around 12:45 p.m. facilities turned off the water in the Upper Quad due to "a substantial leak in the water line," residential services administrator Paul Forchielli wrote in an e-mail to residents.
The affected area was later expanded to include the entire south side of the Quad. Facilities in the easternmost side of the Quad, as well as in the north side of Riepe and Ware and the buildings in between the Upper and Lower Quad were unaffected, according to the e-mail.
The water returned around 6:15 p.m.
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