As part of its environmental sustainability policy, the President of the University of Basrah inaugurates the biological wastewater treatment plant with a capacity of 315 cubic meters
In line with its policy of disposing of sewage in ways that contribute to a clean and sustainable environment, the President of the University of Basrah, Dr. Muhannad Jawad Kazem, inaugurated the biological wastewater treatment plant at the Garmat Ali campus, with a capacity of 315 cubic meters per hour, in the presence of the Director of the Reconstruction and Projects Department, Assistant Lecturer Jalal Abdul Sahib, along with several officials.
The President of the University of Basrah stated, “We are an educational institution concerned with scientific research and ensuring sustainable living; therefore, our university has given top priority to treating wastewater at the Garmat Ali campus before discharging it into rivers, in order to reduce the problem of high pollution levels in the water.”
He added that the resulting purified and sterilized water is collected in a tank with a capacity of 158 cubic meters and is used for irrigating green areas on campus. Any excess water is discharged into the external river. As for the sedimented materials, they are treated by adding certain chemicals, dried, and disposed of in the form of dry matter that can be utilized for agricultural purposes.
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