Suggestions of water-saving measures: A Case Study of a University in southern China
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Water resources are one of the key elements of global sustainable development. However, water resources are currently facing serious challenges worldwide, including water scarcity, water pollution, and imbalanced supply and demand. Water conservation measures have always been an important issue for solving various water resource problems worldwide. This article took a university in southern of the People's Republic of China as an example, documented existing water-saving measures, and proposed improvements for systematic and effective water resource protection and utilization. The findings were key recommendations such as replacing manual with automatic water-saving facilities, adding a remote water meter for leak detection, renovating the hot water system, enhancing rainwater reuse and improving the effective utilization of miscellaneous water systems for efficient water recycling. Among them, effective utilization of miscellaneous water can save at least 30000 tons of water and 135000 yuan per year.
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