{
  "id": "2024-01-12-san-diego-state-university-city-main-water-outage",
  "slug": "san-diego-state-university-city-main-water-outage-2024-01-12",
  "institution": {
    "name": "San Diego State University",
    "shortName": "SDSU",
    "state": "CA",
    "type": "public-r2",
    "alertSystemName": "SDSU Alert",
    "enrollment": 37000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-01-12",
    "type": "utility-failure",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "City main break cuts campus water; later restored",
    "headlinePublic": "City main break cuts campus water; later restored",
    "summary": "San Diego State University [posted three Urgent updates](https://urgent.sdsu.edu/archives/2024-01-12-unplanned-water-outage-at-sdsu) after an off-campus City of San Diego water-main break cut water to the San Diego campus. Water was restored mid-morning with possible low pressure on the west side; an all-clear followed that afternoon. Imperial Valley was not affected.",
    "outcome": "City isolated the break. Campus water restored. All-clear at 5:31 p.m. Imperial Valley not impacted."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2024-01-12T06:24:00-08:00",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "SDSU Alert: SDSU is aware of an unplanned water outage impacting the university this morning, which was reportedly caused by an off campus water main break. Crews are on scene to assess the issue and are in communications with the City of San Diego Water Department, which estimates a 6 p.m. repair. SDSU Imperial Valley is not impacted. Updates to follow.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://urgent.sdsu.edu/archives/2024-01-12-unplanned-water-outage-at-sdsu",
      "sourceDescription": "SDSU Urgent archive — Jan 12 2024 unplanned water outage 6:24 a.m.",
      "annotations": [
        "Dual independent fetches 2026-08-17. sha256 2e7b5f9c81b0b3c10f2eacc0a3f562ca8f47218ebf8e1d11eb0265db98718217.",
        "Thread checked N/A (official HTML archive).",
        "Not a test: live campus water outage from an off-campus main break.",
        "Distinct incident from 2024-09-22-san-diego-state-university-aztec-circle-water-main-break and 2024-10-26-san-diego-state-university-water-outage: different date, cause, and footprint."
      ],
      "characterCount": 356
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2024-01-12T07:37:00-08:00",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "The City of San Diego Water Department has been able to isolate the water outage and water has been restored to SDSU. While the city continues repairs, parts of the west side of the campus may periodically experience low water pressure throughout the day. The estimate for repairs remains at 6 p.m. and SDSU will continue to monitor the situation. SDSU Imperial Valley is not impacted.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://urgent.sdsu.edu/archives/2024-01-12-unplanned-water-outage-at-sdsu",
      "sourceDescription": "SDSU Urgent archive — Jan 12 2024 unplanned water outage 7:37 a.m.",
      "annotations": [
        "Same dual fetch. Water restored; west-side low pressure possible while city repaired."
      ],
      "characterCount": 385
    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2024-01-12T17:31:00-08:00",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "SDSU Alert: An all clear has been called following a water outage that impacted SDSU earlier today. The City of San Diego Water Department has confirmed that the issue is resolved. SDSU Imperial Valley was not impacted by the water outage.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "confidence": "high",
      "sourceUrl": "https://urgent.sdsu.edu/archives/2024-01-12-unplanned-water-outage-at-sdsu",
      "sourceDescription": "SDSU Urgent archive — Jan 12 2024 unplanned water outage 5:31 p.m. all-clear",
      "annotations": [
        "Same dual fetch. Official all-clear wording preserved."
      ],
      "characterCount": 239
    }
  ],
  "context": "SDSU Urgent archive for a January 12 2024 San Diego campus water outage caused by an off-campus city main break.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Three official products from outage through city isolate and afternoon all-clear."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "SDSU Urgent archive — Unplanned Water Outage at SDSU, January 12, 2024",
      "url": "https://urgent.sdsu.edu/archives/2024-01-12-unplanned-water-outage-at-sdsu",
      "type": "official-archive",
      "accessDate": "2026-08-17",
      "archiveUrl": null,
      "archiveNotes": "SPN 523/500 earlier this run; not retried this file"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "public-r2",
    "california",
    "sdsu",
    "water-outage"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-08-17",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-08-17",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}