{
  "id": "2026-07-24-kennesaw-state-university-marietta-water-outage",
  "slug": "kennesaw-state-university-marietta-water-outage-2026-07-24",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Kennesaw State University",
    "shortName": "KSU",
    "state": "GA",
    "type": "public-r2",
    "alertSystemName": "KSU Emergency",
    "enrollment": 47000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-07-24",
    "type": "utility-outage",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Marietta Campus water service interrupted for maintenance, restored same evening",
    "headlinePublic": "Marietta Campus water service interrupted for maintenance, restored same evening",
    "summary": "On Friday, July 24, 2026, [KSU Emergency Management](https://x.com/ksuoem/status/2080751833740636482) reported water service unavailable on the Marietta Campus due to a maintenance issue, with restoration expected that evening and housing students directed to check email. A later [update](https://x.com/ksuoem/status/2080773398633005301) stated water service had been restored.",
    "outcome": "Water service on the Marietta Campus was restored the same evening according to the official @ksuoem update."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2026-07-24T16:27:50-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Marietta Campus: Due to a maintenance issue, water service is currently unavailable on the Marietta Campus. Water service is expected to be restored this evening. Marietta students living in on-campus housing should check their KSU email for additional information.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/ksuoem/status/2080751833740636482",
      "sourceDescription": "@ksuoem on X (KSU Emergency Management official)",
      "annotations": [
        "Full text from official @ksuoem; directs on-campus housing students to KSU email for details."
      ],
      "characterCount": 265,
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2026-07-24T17:53:31-04:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "Update: Water service has been restored on the KSU Marietta Campus.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/ksuoem/status/2080773398633005301",
      "sourceDescription": "@ksuoem on X (restoration update)",
      "annotations": [
        "Same-day restoration update approximately 90 minutes after the outage notice."
      ],
      "characterCount": 67,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Kennesaw State University's Office of Emergency Management posts operational alerts for the Kennesaw and Marietta campuses on @ksuoem. On July 24, 2026, a maintenance-related water outage affected the Marietta Campus; the official account announced the outage and later confirmed restoration the same evening.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official outage notice named Marietta Campus, cause (maintenance), expected restoration window, and housing email follow-up.",
    "Restoration update confirmed water service restored the same evening."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-social",
      "title": "@ksuoem Marietta water outage (July 24, 2026)",
      "url": "https://x.com/ksuoem/status/2080751833740636482",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    },
    {
      "type": "official-social",
      "title": "@ksuoem Marietta water restored (July 24, 2026)",
      "url": "https://x.com/ksuoem/status/2080773398633005301",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "utility-outage",
    "water-outage",
    "marietta-campus",
    "ksu"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-25",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}