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<br />University departments had to think on <br />their feet to get through water crisis <br />Nicole Booth | Published 02/06/17 8:39pm <br /> <br />When Chapel Hill’s water source was shut down on Friday, the University didn't have a specific <br />procedure, but had to use other emergency plans to make the best of things. <br />Randy Young, UNC Department of Public Safety spokesperson, said safety was the University's <br />main priority and they use an "all hazards approach." <br />Young said actions are laid out for a large number of situations that are considered critical to the <br />campus and agencies worked hand in hand over the weekend. <br />“There was actually a table top drill that dealt specifically with a water crisis held at (Orange Water <br />and Sewer Authority) just a few years ago," Young said. "Various organizations within the University <br />were a part of that drill." <br />Young said drills may be specific to a certain kind of critical event. It could be an active shooter drill, <br />a toxic spill or a tornado on campus. <br />“Many of the same resources are brought into play and we were very pleased with the collaborative <br />effort on behalf of the University, the town, various departments and different agencies in <br />responding over the past weekend,” Young said. <br />When Associate Food Service Director Jerod Haxton first found classes were cancelled on Friday, <br />he said he knew the campus was going to be shut down. <br />“Rams worked closely with the Health Department and health inspector in Orange County to make <br />sure other places on campus were going to be able to supply us with the water that we needed," <br />Haxton said. "We were given palettes of water from UNC Facilities, Orange County and our vendor, <br />Pepsi."