Water management and utilization

The University has a central wastewater treatment plant that receives wastewater from all buildings and laboratories for water treatment to reduce the odor and to minimize water pollution toward aquatic animals and plants as well as to create favorable environment for education. The post-treatment water from wastewater treatment plant is discharged to the canals around university and is further filtered by aquatic plant. The quality of water is periodically monitored to ensure that Thammasat University is not the source of water pollution to the surrounding communities, and natural water resources in the University such as lake and canals can also be places for recreation.

The University recognizes the importance of water quality management and has installed aeration turbines in the canals around the University to increase the oxygen level and reduce a potential of water pollution because the University believes that good water quality can improve well-being of the staff, faculty members, students, and the surrounding communities.

Water from the canals is used in place of tap water in activities that do not require clean water in the University. In addition, many office buildings have created activities to promote efficient water usage such as reusing water from dishwashing or taking the residue water from meetings to water plants. Many faculties have installed devices that help with water saving, such as replacing conventional faucets with automatic sensor faucets and switching to appliances that are water efficient.