Sustainable Water Management Policies

• Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University adopts the Sustainable Green Campus policy, aiming to prioritize environmental awareness in all university activities, conducting environmental initiatives, and embedding sustainability as a lifestyle for students and employees during and beyond their academic careers.

• **Within the framework of the Sustainable Green Campus policy**, the university is responsible for identifying and managing all water resources (tap water, gray water, rainwater, wastewater) within its jurisdiction. Accordingly, (a) monitoring, recording, minimizing water use, and reducing water losses and leaks; (b) treating gray and rainwater to minimize adverse health and environmental impacts and monitoring treated/used water quantities; and (c) ensuring safe discharge and drainage of wastewater, excluding recyclable waters such as gray water, are conducted by the relevant university departments. 
• The university establishes a sustainable green university strategy, completes institutional structuring, and performs necessary reporting and monitoring through relevant commissions. Data analyses are conducted in line with sustainable development goals and presented to the Rectorate. 
• Following the sustainable water management policy, the university works on water recovery, reuse, wastewater treatment, efficiency in treatment processes, and reducing the water footprint, supported by related academic units.
  
• **Following the principles of Zero Discharge and Zero Waste**, university units integrate the reuse of wastewater in their development plans, design, research, and development projects. 
• Measures are taken to economically use water sourced from natural resources for agriculture, landscaping, and human needs, exploring alternative water sources.
• The university promotes a shared consciousness for economical water use and implements awareness campaigns on responsible water consumption.
• The university aims to collaborate on water security at the local, regional, national, and global levels.
• Our university prioritizes sustainable water management as part of its responsibilities towards ecosystem protection, wildlife preservation, human health, and community welfare. Wastewater discharge is conducted following the water quality standards set by Turkey’s Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change, aiming to minimize adverse effects on the natural water cycle. Discharged water quality is regularly monitored, analyzed, and reported by independent laboratories accredited by the Ministry. This process not only fulfills legal requirements but also contributes to the conservation of water resources, aligned with our environmental responsibilities.