Abstract
The demand for groundwater in a Higher Education Institution is very imperative since it’s the only source of water, all were drawn from its deep wells and shallow wells. The land areas were all occupied by buildings and concrete roads, only two parks have spaces with soil. Thus, the groundwater consumption, quality, and economics of a Higher Education Institution were evaluated. The mixed methods of research were used, checklist, questionnaire, and secondary data from the different offices were made to gather data on the status of the groundwater consumption in terms of water supply facilities and fixtures, the microbiological and physicochemical properties of groundwater to monitor the water quality, the cost of the extracted and distributed groundwater for its economics, including the problems encountered by the stakeholders on water supply and the proposed groundwater sustainability management plan. The volume of groundwater consumption was computed based on the formulas in the Philippine Plumbing Code, the laboratory tests results were compared with the Philippine National Standard on Drinking Water, and the cost of water facilities and fixtures were taken from the office in charge of infrastructure development. The faculty members, non-teaching personnel, and students were interviewed about the problems encountered in the water supply, and based on the results of the study a Water Sustainability Management initial plan was proposed.
Highlights
Water is very important for human existence and all types of activities like the production of goods and provision of services, such as education, energy, transportation, manufacturing, and others
Deep wells and Shallow wells in the Higher Education Institution (HEI) The plumbers, utility workers, and foreman of the Facility Maintenance and Management Office indicated in the questionnaire checklist the number of deep wells and shallow wells existing in the HEI
The deep well was described as having more than ten pipes length with six-meter length each and the diameter of the pipe varies from four to six inches while the shallow well was less than ten pipes of six-meter length each and the diameter of the pipe varies from two to three inches
Summary
Water is very important for human existence and all types of activities like the production of goods and provision of services, such as education, energy, transportation, manufacturing, and others. Like humans, animals, and plants are very dependent on the availability of water sources. These water sources experience continuous changes due to various changes being done on it, like biological, chemical, and geological. One of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals is clean water and sanitation” which ensures the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation in the world. The continuous changes and development manifest the continuous extraction of groundwater. Freshwater consumed every day by the people, plants, and animals is sourced out from the aquifers underneath the natural grade. The COVID 19 pandemic is a manifestation that clean water for drinking, cooking, washing our hands, bathing before entering our house is very essential to prevent infections.
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