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  "id": "2018-12-06-clemson-university-water-main-break-conservation",
  "slug": "clemson-university-water-main-break-conservation-2018-12-06",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Clemson University",
    "shortName": "Clemson",
    "state": "SC",
    "type": "public-r1",
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    "enrollment": 28000
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  "incident": {
    "date": "2018-12-06",
    "endDate": "2018-12-07",
    "type": "infrastructure",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "confirmed-threat",
    "headline": "Water main break; campus asked to conserve; service restored",
    "headlinePublic": "Water main break; campus asked to conserve; service restored",
    "summary": "Clemson Facilities [asked the community to conserve water after a main break reduced supply](https://alerts.clemson.edu/2018/12/06/facilities-conserve-water-due-to-main-break/), [updated that repairs continued overnight](https://alerts.clemson.edu/2018/12/06/facilities-water-main-repairs-continuing-conservation-helping/), then [announced the line was repaired and service restored](https://alerts.clemson.edu/2018/12/07/facilities-water-line-repaired-service-restored/).",
    "outcome": "Water line repaired; normal use restored Dec. 7.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
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      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "2018-12-06 ~11:35",
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      "verbatimText": "Clemson University Facilities and the pumped customers of the Anderson Regional Joint Water System received notice of a water main break at the Clemson Booster Pump Station near Interstate 85 and US 76 in Anderson. Clemson University is receiving water, but at a reduced rate.\n\nPlease conserve water as much as possible until further notice. Please do not do any outside watering/ irrigation, pressure washing or any other use that is not absolutely necessary.\n\nInside Clemson will send an update when the issue is resolved.\n\nIssued by the Office of University Relations",
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      "timestampApprox": "2018-12-06 ~15:03",
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      "verbatimText": "Anderson Regional Joint Water System crews are still working to repair the pump station line break that reduced the rate of water supply to this area.\n\nWater conservation efforts by the university and surrounding communities are helping to maintain reasonable backup water reserves in the university’s two tanks at Kite Hill and Ravenel.\n\nBased on latest details from ARJWS, it will probably be tomorrow before this repair issue is resolved and normal water flow can be restored, so please continue to conserve and curtail any unnecessary outside water use until further notice.",
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      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestampApprox": "2018-12-07 ~11:17",
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      "verbatimText": "The Anderson Regional Joint Water System has repaired a water main break that affected Clemson University and surrounding areas, so it no longer is necessary to curtail water use.\n\nIssued by the Office of University Relations",
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