"We're...going to be looking at some upgrading of emergency supplies--things like wet vacs, rubber boots, pumps [and] dehumidifiers," Lee said.

Harvard may also install water detection systems, Lee said, noting that the flooding in Lamont was discovered serendipitously by workmen.

Although the rain also caused flooding in the houses, damage was minimal.

Cabot dining hall, which had a foot-and-a-half of water in one low section, was the most flooded of Quad facilities, said Gene G. Ketelhohn, superintendent of Cabot House.

Although there was limited flooding in the basements of Bertrand and Eliot Halls in Cabot House and the main section of Currier House, belongings in student storage were not affected, Ketelhohn said.

However, items which were improperly stored on basement floors may be damaged.

All student belongings in Pforzheimer House are safe, according to John Martel, house superintendent.

In Pforzheimer, the water did not reach even those items students improperly stored on the basement floor, Martel said.

Dunster House had two inches of water in some areas of the basement and McKinlock Hall of Leverett House had an inch of water in some basement storage areas, O'Connor said. Because students' belongings were on pallets, nothing was damaged, O'Connor said.

Thomas A. Dingman, associate dean of Harvard College for human resources and the house system, noted that the College is not responsible for damage to student belongings in storage.

"The University is not accountable for damage to stored items; students are told they store at their own risk," Dingman said.