Facilities needing repairs could have to wait
Water pours out of a crack in the university steam plant’s foundation in the lower level of the building causing puddles of water to form throughout the area. (Karolina Strack/The Daily Eastern News)
Facilities needing repairs could have to wait
One of the flash tanks in the steam plant has seen the toll of time and became decayed and rusted. The container is used to drain the upper level and acts as a cooling tank. (Karolina Starck/The Daily Eastern News)
Facilities needing repairs could have to wait
James Gilbert, stationary engineer at the steam plant, shines a light onto a wall in the lower level of the plant where water has been coming in on Wednesday Feb. 11. The steam plant has become known for its constant decay, having been build in the 1920s
Facilities needing repairs could have to wait
James Gilbert, stationary engineer, pulls ash from the ash pit for boiler number two in the lower level of the university power plant Wednesday afternoon. The plant built in the 1920s has been experiencing maintenance problems due to its age and deffered
Facilities needing repairs could have to wait
With an uncertain future and 2.5 percent of state appropriations in reserve for this year, facilities on campus needing repairs might have to wait to be fixed.
