{
  "id": "2026-05-08-oakland-university-parking-lot-water-main-break",
  "slug": "oakland-university-parking-lot-water-main-break-2026-05-08",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Oakland University",
    "shortName": "Oakland",
    "state": "MI",
    "type": "public-r2",
    "alertSystemName": "O.U. URGENT",
    "enrollment": 16000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-05-08",
    "type": "infrastructure-failure",
    "cleryCategory": "advisory",
    "resolution": "confirmed-threat",
    "headline": "Parking-lot main break cuts water to several halls",
    "headlinePublic": "Parking-lot main break cuts water to several halls",
    "summary": "A water main break in the P-1 parking lot cut service to several halls on May 8, and a later notice said the leak was isolated and repairs were underway. The notices are on the [break article](https://www.oakland.edu/ect/advisory/2026/05-08-Water-main-break/) and the [follow-up](https://www.oakland.edu/ect/advisory/2026/05-08-Water-main-folo-1/).",
    "outcome": "The leak was isolated and repairs were expected to finish Friday evening."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "The article stamps this message Friday, May 8, 2026 at 8:59 AM and does not give a timezone.",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "A water main break in the P-1 parking lot has caused the loss of water service to a number of university facilities including East and West Wilson Hall, North Foundation Hall, Oakland Center and Graham Health Center. There are also reports of intermittent loss of water pressure in other nearby facilities on campus.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.oakland.edu/ect/advisory/2026/05-08-Water-main-break/",
      "sourceDescription": "OU Emergency Communications article body",
      "annotations": [
        "The article is the May 8 P-1 water-main break. Heading and Advisory banner were not copied. Distinct incident from 2026-05-10-oakland-university-boil-water-advisory: this break is in the P-1 parking lot and cuts service to Wilson Hall, North Foundation Hall, the Oakland Center, and Graham Health Center. The May 10 advisory is the Auburn Hills city main and the campus boil-water order.",
        "Dual independent fetch 2026-10-04. sha256 9a01df050baf8cbc9014021338024988c10d10dcfb4ea5a467eba33df4dd19ac. Both reads took this body from the official article."
      ],
      "characterCount": 316
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestampApprox": "The article stamps this message Friday, May 8, 2026 at 2:18 PM and does not give a timezone.",
      "channel": "website",
      "verbatimText": "The leak due to a water main break in the P-1 parking lot has been isolated and repairs are underway as part of efforts to restore water service to a number of university facilities including East and West Wilson Hall, North Foundation Hall, Oakland Center and Graham Health Center. Repairs are expected to be complete by Friday evening.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.oakland.edu/ect/advisory/2026/05-08-Water-main-folo-1/",
      "sourceDescription": "OU Emergency Communications article body",
      "annotations": [
        "The article is the same-day repair follow-up. Heading and Advisory banner were not copied. The leak was isolated. Repairs were expected by Friday evening.",
        "Dual independent fetch 2026-10-04. sha256 079b9a2ae184317b4ac7e273f1bb852230113fa1d05cdd214d491a8deeee7aec. Both reads took this body from the official article."
      ],
      "characterCount": 337
    }
  ],
  "context": "A break in the P-1 parking lot knocked out water to East and West Wilson Hall, North Foundation Hall, the Oakland Center, and Graham Health Center. By early afternoon the leak was isolated and repairs were underway. This is separate from the May 10 boil-water advisory, which describes the city of Auburn Hills main.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "The P-1 parking-lot break cut water to several halls, and the leak was isolated the same afternoon."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Water main break",
      "url": "https://www.oakland.edu/ect/advisory/2026/05-08-Water-main-break/",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-10-04",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after one in-flight save at 17:22Z"
    },
    {
      "title": "Water main repair follow-up",
      "url": "https://www.oakland.edu/ect/advisory/2026/05-08-Water-main-folo-1/",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-10-04",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN not attempted after one in-flight save at 17:22Z"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r2",
    "michigan",
    "oakland",
    "infrastructure-failure"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-10-04",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-10-04",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}