Sustainability
SDG 15 Life on Land · Sustainability evidence 2025
Water quality standards and guidelines for water discharges
Evidence for the THE Sustainability Impact Ratings 2027 · Indicator 15.4.1 · Reference period: calendar year 2025
Tashkent University of Information Technologies named after Muhammad al-Khwarizmi has water quality standards and guidelines for its water discharges, to protect ecosystems, wildlife and human health. All wastewater discharged by the University must meet the maximum permissible concentrations of pollutants set by the national sanitary rules and by the sewerage operator’s technical conditions, and it is tested at least once a year by an accredited laboratory.
- Scope
- TUIT main campus in Tashkent. Figures cover the main campus; activities of the regional branches (Fergana, Nukus, Samarkand, Nurafshon, and Urgench, which joined Urgench State University in 2025) are mentioned where TUIT took part. Activities described took place at the main campus unless a branch is named.
- Period
- Calendar year 2025 (1 January – 31 December 2025)
- Responsible unit
- Department of Housekeeping and Landscaping
The standards
| Limits | Maximum permissible concentrations of the national sanitary rules and the sewerage operator’s technical conditions |
| Discharge route | Municipal sewerage to the city treatment plant; no discharge to open water or the ground |
| Testing | At least once a year by an accredited laboratory |
| Exceedance | Source found and removed; repeat test |
| Records | Kept five years |
Test in 2025
The Water Management Policy approved on 30 August 2024 (TUIT-SP-04, paragraph 8) requires all water discharged by the University to comply with water quality standards and any exceedance to be eliminated at source; paragraph 9 requires the University to minimise the use of fertilisers and pesticides on its grounds.
This page is a public evidence record of Tashkent University of Information Technologies named after Muhammad al-Khwarizmi for the THE Sustainability Impact Ratings 2027 (reference period: calendar year 2025). Enquiries: rankings@tuit.uz.