Show 4 South City Campus Urinals Raising A Stink Greg Black BlackStaff BlackStaff BlackStaff Staff Writer The automatic flushing system in inthe inthe inthe the mens room urinals at South City Campus has been re-programmed re to flush every thirty minutes instead of once an hour in response to numerous student complaints of foul odors The urinals have no means by which to flush Hush manually and have been that way since acquired the building in 1989 Users complain that urine sitting in the basin over overlong overlong overlong long intervals becomes pungent We janitorial staff staf went into the bathrooms and found out how bad it stunk said time part-time janitor Allen Olson whose job includes cleaning the mens rooms We decided decided decided de de- de- de in January to start flushing them every half hour According to the state plumbing code all buildings presently must have a manual flush operation except except except ex ex- when not deemed necessary for safety or sanitation by the administrative administrative administrative admin admin- authority Section of that code also states that plumbing systems lawfully in existence at the time of the adoption of this code may continue their use maintenance or repair if the above is in accordance with the original design and location and no hazard to life health or property has been created by such plumbing systems While these provisions assure the system is legal Keri Keni Cramer from the State Sanitation Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment said they urge everybody to have man Its not the best way of doing things said Kramer The problem problem problem lem with a timer is that it doesn't account for use facilities official Bob As- As kerland acknowledges some complaints complaints complaints com com- plaints and pointed out that in addition addition addition addi addi- tion to flushing more often the power supply to exhaust fans in the mens rooms has been doubled People need to realize this is a desert We are the second driest state in the union This is a pretty good water-conserving water system said As- As kerland adding that he wouldn't be surprised to see similar systems inthe inthe in inthe the future The custodial staff at sec has been aware of the problem for sometime sometime some sometime time and continues to search for so so- They are experimenting with deodorant blocks and also leaving open the option to adjust the timer for even shorter intervals Compared to a few years ago the urinals are really clean said Gordon Tallis Talus a custodial supervisor at sec David of the activities activities activities ac ac- ac- ac committee said the urinal problem ranks as one of the most common complaints at South campus campus campus cam cam- pus along the library size and lack of day care |