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DSM SSC Office: Comprehensive Mold Evaluation SGF ATCT: HVAC Project GTF: Mold Nome: Asbestos in the floor tile Mastic, REHAB CRP: IAQ PTK: Mold Remediation DTW: IAQ Investigation Tallahassee: Water Leaks JNU: REHAB Issues PHL: Overall House Keeping, Rodents ABE: Overall House Keeping, Flies BRW: Ongoing REHAB, Mold, Open Walls, Broken Walkway MFD: Mold Remediation KTN: Facility REHAB PIA: Water Mold Minneapolis TRACON: OSHA Inspection FMY: IAQ, Roof Project OMA: water intrusion, mold, window replacement AUS: Fire Alarm Issues LEB: Water Quality GSO: Water Intrusion LAX: Mold & Water intrusion Issues LGA: Siding, Contingency Planning RSW: Water Intrusion DSM: Cab Roof Water Intrusion LIT: Mold Remediation KET FSS: Facility REHAB AVP: Broken Water Main DWH: Failed Water Test PUB: Breakroom build CRP: Failed Water Test MDT: Flies Great Lakes Regional Office: Asbestos removal, Water testing MIA: Lead in water F11: Asbestos Floor Tile Abatement MYR: Improper Wiring DLH: Mold MFD: Mold ZHU: Water Intrusion CLE: Water issues from Condensation WEATHER Matt Tucker (ZTL) is NATCA's Article 1 14 Representative for Weather. His update for the membership is below. San Juan CERAP Weather Radar On Sept 20, 2017 , Hurricane Maria destroyed the NEXRAD on Puerto Rico. This left ZSU with no weather on the enroute side and only ASR 8 weather on the terminal side which is a s ubstandard weather product. With the help of a very persistent Tech Ops specialist, a temporary solution was developed with the help of the National Weather Service Radar Operations Center in Norman Oklahoma, Harris Corp, Unisys, and the Weather and Radar Processor second level engineering group from the Tech Center. A couple of products were found in the Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR) which is used for wind - shear and microburst detection at San Juan International Airport. The products enabled the team to create a mosaic from the long - range scan and the short - range scans to be used on Micro - EARTS. This product has some limitations due to beam blockage from terrain and a slightly shorter range than the NEXRAD. The team went to Harris to validate the product in the lab and then deployed to San Juan for 2 weeks to test the mosaic in the equipment room and then deployed the mosaic to MEARTS. While testing was on going, we trained the facility on the differences between NEXRAD and t he TDWR and managed to train 95 percent of the controllers prior to