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Wastewater
For context, the University of Haifa operates in accordance with applicable Israeli legislation and policy.
Wastewater management is primarily regulated by the Ministry of Health.
For Instance:
In line with the above policy, University of Haifa is actively perusing the following:
Goals
Activities Perused, Action Items
Separation of hazardous waste from wastewater
- Hazardous waste exists in laboratories only and is managed according to an appropriate protocol (Reference – Laboratory Waste Handling – internal procedure).
Periodic Wastewater sampling &
monitoring
- Campus main wastewater outlet is regularly sampled by the appropriate utility company. Non-conforming sample results are reported by the utility and investigated by the University. (Reference – Wastewater outlet sample lab result, as received from utility company).
Gray Water, Water re-use
- Israeli regulations strongly favor central water treatment plants. Over 80% of wastewater is reclaimed. Therefore, in accordance with the governmental policy, no gray water processing takes place within the campus. References:
Water Supply System
For context, the University of Haifa operates in accordance with applicable Israeli legislation and policy.
All Water Supply is from the national & local network, via local utility company. No independent water
sources are available.
Water Supply Management is regulated mainly by the Ministry of Health. See:
In line with the above policy, University of Haifa is actively perusing the following:
Goals
Activities Perused, Action Items
Design criteria
- Water Supply systems design fully complies with Israeli legislation
Reverse Flow prevention
- Reverse Flow prevention / precautions are incorporated as part of the water supply piping to laboratories and similar sensitive end users.
- Reverse Flow prevention devices are examined regularly and reported to the Ministry of Health.
Periodic water quality tests (including
legionella)
- Water quality is periodically sampled and tested, as per regulations
(Reference – Water quality tests – Government guidelines & internal
procedures).
Water tank disinfection & cleaning
- Water tank disinfection & cleaning are periodically performed, as per regulations (Reference – Water tank disinfection & cleaning – Government guidelines & internal procedures).
Minimize water waste
- All sinks have “economizers”, in order to reduce water flow (Reference – Sink water economizer –internal document).
- All toilets have a “dual flush size” system.
- All men’s urinators are motion controlled. No continuous flush systems or periodic flush systems exist. (Reference – This document).
- Water consumption is monitored on going per building, abnormalities are detected and leaks repaired (Reference – example of weekend water
consumption survey). - Water- conscious planting: plants are selected according to a list to suit local climate (minimize water demand) (Reference – Agronomic landscape and gardening guidelines & report).
- Irrigation systems are drip irrigation & computer controlled, to insure optimal irrigation performance and minimal water waste (Reference – Agronomic landscape and gardening guidelines & report).