{"id":2339,"date":"2026-01-26T16:28:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T09:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdgs.buu.ac.th\/?p=2339"},"modified":"2026-01-26T16:32:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T09:32:42","slug":"sustainable-drinking-water-initiative-at-the-faculty-of-engineering-burapha-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sdgs.buu.ac.th\/?p=2339","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable Drinking Water Initiative at the Faculty of Engineering, Burapha University"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2339\" class=\"elementor elementor-2339\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b933a1f e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b933a1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b49d22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b49d22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 11-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The Faculty of Engineering, Burapha University, is committed to creating a learning environment that supports quality of life and sustainability. The Sustainable Drinking Water Initiative was established to ensure that students, faculty members, and staff can access safe, clean, and standard-compliant drinking water across the Faculty.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\">By reducing reliance on bottled water, the project lowers single-use plastic waste. It minimises environmental impacts\u2014supporting <strong>SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation)<\/strong> and promoting responsible resource use within the university community.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Project Coordinator: <\/strong>Asst. 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The system operates in real conditions and is supported by <strong>nine drinking water service points<\/strong> installed across key areas of the Faculty building\u2014covering classrooms, laboratories, offices, and student activity spaces.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Ongoing maintenance ensures consistent water quality, while communication campaigns encourage the use of reusable bottles to reduce single-use bottled water. This promotes responsible water use, reduces plastic waste, and advances sustainability in a practical, visible way.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2662e6 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a2662e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1832542 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1832542\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Expected Outcomes (Impacts):<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino;\">\u00a0 The initiative improves quality of life for more than <strong>2,000<\/strong> students, faculty members, and staff by providing widespread access to safe drinking water\u2014supporting health and reducing personal spending on bottled water. 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