Conserve and restore terrestrial and freshwater ecosystem
(Activities of 2022)
Water quality standards at the University of Basrah
The University of Basrah is the oldest in the southern region of Iraq, as the university buildings are designed to meet the standards of an educational institution building. Certainly one of the most important building standards is the washing water network, the sewage network, and the network of rainwater drainage from all the rooftops of the university buildings. As the climate of the governorate is relatively humid,m in addition to the abundance of water in winter.
Each university campus has a different design according to the nature of the area in which it is located, so the rainwater drainage network varies according to the location of the campus. For example, each of Karmat Ali campus, the College of Medicine campus, and the Qurna campus are located in an area characterized by being close to rivers, and because the open and agricultural areas in it are vast, so rainwater is directed to those rivers or the surrounding agricultural areas while diverting some of the rainwater into the sewage network.
RO Water Station
The University of Basrah owns a water desalination plant (R0 water) with a production capacity of 5 tons per hour affiliated to the College of Agriculture near the palm plantation field located near the College of Engineering.
On-campus Free Water
Providing safe drinking water for teachers, staff, and students, all faculties equip a vertical refrigerator to store purified bottled drinking water, which is provided daily for free so that everyone can benefit from it.
Off-Campus Free Water
The University of Basrah regularly provides safe drinking water for some faraway areas in Basrah province.
Storage of Washing Water
The University of Basrah adopts the same policy followed in all public buildings, the principle of storing washing water in large and numerous tanks for later use because it is subject to specific pumping periods. The tanks are placed on the rooftops of buildings to give pumping speed to all floors of the building, and certainly, because the water pumping is at certain times of the day, so the university uses taps with low water flow in each of the bathrooms, sanitary facilities, and washbasins, as well as using a policy of regulating the use of water in sanitary facilities using control devices that stop the flow of water when the tank is full. We aspire to expand the use of automatic stop taps to reduce the use of clean water.
Water Reservoirs
The university owns rainwater reservoirs , which are used to water agricultural crop and animals. The university owns many desalination and distillation stations for the purpose of self-sufficiency with drinkable water and distilled water for laboratory use.
Desalination
Basrah Governorate faces a serious problem, which is an increase in water salinity during summer, due to incorrect policies used by neighboring countries to reduce water allocations of Iraq because they have the tributaries of Iraqi rivers, which led to a decrease in water levels in Shatt al-Arab and a rise in the salt wedge from the Arabian Gulf towards Shatt al-Arab, making its water undrinkable. Salinity changes from year to year due to the amount of rain falling on Iraq during the rainy season. The University of Basrah, as an educational institution, has presented many studies and research in this field. It has also adopted a project to install desalination plants to produce sterile RO water, which is completely consumed in drinking and research uses.
distillation
The beside image is a distillation station.
Storing washing water
Storing washing water in large and numerous tanks for later use because it is subject to specific pumping periods. The tanks are placed on the rooftops of buildings to give pumping speed to all floors of the building.
New Water Pipes.
Feeding new 10 buildings at the University of Basrah with new modern water lines and pumps.
Thesis
Master's thesis at the University of Basrah discussing (modeling hydrodynamics and water quality of the Al-Hawizeh Marsh).
Thesis
A Master's Thesis at The University of Basrah Discusses (a GIS-based analysis of the deterioration of the quality of water leaving water treatment plants in Basrah City).
Thesis
Master's thesis at the University of Basra discussing the hydrology of the Basrah Shatt. See more details
Seminar
The University of Basrah hold a seminar on physical treatments of raw and waste water. See more details
Research on MDPI
Assessment of the Effluents of Basrah City Main Water Treatment Plants for Drinking and Irrigation Purposes.
Symposium
A teacher at the University of Basra participates in research in a symposium on (Water scarcity and the future of Shatt Al-Arab) See more details
Workshop
University of Basrah organizes a workshop on solutions to water crises in Basrah.
Wastewater Bioremediation
The University of Basrah organizes a seminar entitled (Activity of some algae to wastewater Bioremediation).
Thesis
The College of Science is discussing a master's thesis on Evaluating and Improving Shatt Al-Arab River.
Workshop
The University of Basrah organized a workshop on the Technology of phytoremediation.
Research on MDPI
Assessment of the Effluents of Basrah City Main Water Treatment Plants for Drinking and Irrigation Purposes.
Water Educational Programe
University of Basrah Students and teacher works together for helping citizen in Basrah province learn the good management of water.
Salinity of Shat Al-arab problem
A meeting on the organizational dam and the water situation in the province was held at the University of Basrah. the construction of a dam on the Shatt Al-Arab, stressing the university’s support to all relevant authorities, indicating the most important strengths for the construction of the dam in addition to clarify the reasons for the increase in salinity in the waters of the Shatt al-Arab and its negative effects on the lives of citizens.
Data Collection Project
A meeting took place at the Marine Science Center to perform the project of collection of water data according to the years and the preparation of programs to predict changes in addition to a database on the university’s website and an emphasis on checking the data before using it.
Dissertation
A Ph.D. dissertation at Basrah University entitled: “Evaluating Al-Badaa Water Project and its Importance in Developing Water Supply and Demand in Basra Governorate” by Abdul Hassan Abdul Nebi Hashim Hamidy.
Workshop
University of Basra organizes a scientific workshop on solutions to water crises in Basrah.
The University of Basrah has its own way of disposing of wastewater in ways that contribute to a clean environment. Wastewater is treated at laboratories and clinics at the University of Basra, before being released into the sewage network or into rivers near the university campus.
Workshop
The University of Basrah organized an extensive specialized workshop on the water situation in the province under the title (Water Scarcity and the Future of the Shatt al-Arab) in the presence of a number of researchers and representatives of the relevant departments and the local government. The workshop came out with several recommendations, including the development of integrated management of the water file that guarantees the governorate’s share of the water releases it deserves by (90) cubic meters per second as a minimum to push the salt tongue, with an emphasis on lifting abuses from water networks, as well as treating sewage and pollutants from factories and electrical stations and mixing them with water The rivers also seek to create a water desalination department in the Basrah Water Directorate and work hard to remove the uncertainty about the project to establish a regulatory dam on the Shatt al-Arab, as well as develop special programs to educate citizens about the need to rationalize water consumption with the obligation of the local government to submit these recommendations to the relevant ministries for adoption . see more
Where the University of Basrah President , Dr. Saad Shaheen Hammadi, and a consulting team visited Safwan sub-district for the purpose of field inspection of the water situation in the district and the problems it suffers in this sector and how to find appropriate solutions. It was agreed with officials in the district and the governorate to work on three main axes, namely, water, agriculture and desertification. It was also agreed with the Director of the Groundwater Authority to dig 50 artesian wells with a capacity of 1500 cubic meters per hour for the purpose of supplying water to desalination plants, to contribute to solving the problem of drinking water scarcity in Safwan district.
Workshop
The Department of Geographical Studies at the Center for Basrah and Arabian Gulf Studies at the University of Basrah organized a scientific workshop entitled (Solutions to Water Crises in Basra - Future Plans and Possible Alternatives).
Master Thesis
Master's thesis at the University of Basrah discussing (modeling hydrodynamics and water quality of the Al-Hawizeh Marsh). See more
Master Thesis
Master's thesis at the University of Basra discussing the hydrology of the Basrah Shatt. See more details
Research Paper
Assessment of the Effluents of Basra City Main Water Treatment Plants for Drinking and Irrigation Purposes. See full paper
University of Basrah Group Operates Water Sampling Boats
It is well-konwn that the Basrah province is surrounded by many rivers , along with arabian gulf, such as Tigris, Euphrates, Basrah , Shat al arab, Karma, Zubair and so on. The University of Basrah has founded a group of professional inventors who manufactures remote-control-based boats for collecting samples of water to contribute for maintaining the abovementioned rivers. The ability of the boats to collect samples was tested at the Basrah province rivers and the boats show extensive efficiency in collecting the desired samples from different spots on the river. The samples were provided to specialized laboratories at the marine science center, which belongs to our university, for further experiments and analysis.
In the past, experts of the University of Basrah used to drive real boats, which our university owns, to go to faraway areas in order to collect samples. Now, it is possible to save effort and energy by using these boats that are controlled by electromagnetic remote control waves to collect those samples effectively and quickly.
Scientific Research
University of Basrah publishes several studies and scientific research on drinking water and wastewater
Research Paper
Assessment of the Effluents of Basra City Main Water Treatment Plants for Drinking and Irrigation Purposes