Water Quality Standards and Wastewater Discharge Guidelines

Termez State University (TerSU) maintains publicly stated water-quality guidelines focused on preventing water pollution, controlling discharges and protecting nearby ecosystems, biodiversity and public health. Its institutional guidance identifies Uzbekistan’s water and environmental requirements, international water-quality recommendations and physical, chemical and biological monitoring as the basis of its approach.

University water-quality and discharge framework

TerSU’s publicly available “Water Quality Standards and Guidelines” describes water-quality protection as an institutional priority. The guidance covers pollution prevention, the ecological and sanitary condition of water, the identification of contamination sources and the use of laboratory-based environmental monitoring. It links wastewater safeguards to the health of natural habitats, wild flora and fauna, students, staff and neighbouring communities.

National standards governing wastewater discharges

TerSU’s guidelines operate within the national regulatory framework. Under Uzbekistan’s Water Code (Law No. O‘RQ-1076, adopted 30 July 2025 and effective 31 October 2025), Article 110 treats discharge into a water body as special water use and requires treatment to the limits set by competent environmental and sanitary authorities. Article 117 prohibits untreated wastewater and pollution of water bodies. The national sanitary rules SanQvaN No. 0083-24, approved on 22 November 2024, establish hygiene and protection requirements for surface and groundwater.

Quantitative reference criteria for receiving waters

The 2024 national sanitary rules provide measurable criteria for environmental water quality. The following are reference conditions for covered surface-water bodies, not universal permitted concentrations for wastewater leaving a facility. Actual effluent limits depend on the receiving system and applicable regulatory or utility conditions.

2025 wastewater infrastructure planning

A 2025 TerSU project schedule, included in official construction procurement documentation, lists one initiative to install a wastewater line and clean an existing sewer network at the university’s A. Navoi Street campus. The planned 2025 funding limit was UZS 135.0 million from the university’s extra-budgetary resources. This is a documented infrastructure provision in the 2025 works plan; it is not represented here as a completed construction or as evidence of measured discharge compliance.

Institutional contribution to SDG 15

By publishing water-quality standards and guidelines, aligning discharge management with legally established environmental requirements and incorporating water-quality monitoring into its institutional environmental approach, TerSU addresses the prevention of water pollution that can damage soils, vegetation, wildlife habitats and public health. This supports SDG 15 through ecosystem protection and the integration of environmental safeguards into institutional management.

Uzbekistan Water Code (Law No. O‘RQ-1076, 2025)

SanQvaN No. 0083-24: Protection of Surface and Groundwater

TerSU 2025 capital works and sewer network planning (official procurement file)