With summer quickly winding down we will be having some annual maintenance issues to deal with.

1) Sometime next week the purified water system will be sanitized using hyperchlorinated water. This will affect the laboratory RO systems in the research labs along with the racked fish systems in the Environmental Systems lab.  The vivarium system will not be affected. This process takes approximately 3 days , so I'm shooting to begin next Tuesday, August 15th, subject to confirmation. Please stockpile any RO water you may require during that time prior to the sanitization occuring. 

2) Furniture in the lobby had been re-organized sometime over the weekend, leaving visible scratches along the length of the floor. ABM is planning on stripping, mopping and waxing the entirety of the atrium either Monday or Tuesday night 11pm - 6AM. Anyone needing access overnight is asked to use the Physics facing doors and then the stairwell to the second floor to access elevators. 

3) I have received a large shipment of paper towels and batteries for the towel dispensers. The new rolls will fit over the discontinued brand's core. If you need me to show you how to swap them out, please let me know. 

And lastly, the new autoclave arrived without incident this morning, electrical work for the unit will be completed tomorrow, August 10th and possibly into Friday. Plumbing work should occur on Saturday, again subject to scheduling. 

The unit will then be commissioned by Steris next week assuming the installs go as planned. 

Thank you for your attention to these important announcements.