6.3.2 Preventing water system pollution

Water system pollution poses a significant threat to public health, environmental sustainability, and the overall well-being of the university community. As part of its commitment to sustainable development and environmental responsibility, Qassim university recognizes the importance of protecting its water resources from contamination and pollution. Qassim university has implemented several important practices to prevent water system pollution, including source control and pollution prevention, laboratories best practices for safe chemical handling and disposal, regular facilities maintenance, and continuous water quality monitoring. In addition, the university has established a number of initiatives that helps in preventing water system at the university from pollution such as educational campaigns and green orientation. Moreover, on regulation side, the university has allocated water quality and waste disposal policies. The water conservation policy in Qassim university focuses on both the water used inside campus as well as the water used for irrigation in the agricultural experimental station. In which the water is tested regularly to ensure its quality and as a measure of water pollution control. There is an equipped lab for water analysis inside the water recycling station inside the university. This lab is monitoring the quality of water in several stages. The main water source is tested in several points to confirm its quality. On the other hand, there is another lab inside College of Agriculture and Vet. Medicine, in which it controls the quality of the irrigation water which is used in the Agricultural experimental station in a regular base. The main water quality tests are:
TDS, EC, SO3, Cl-, Mg, Ca, and TH.