SUBSIDIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WATER DEMAND MANAGEMENT PLAN IN UNIVERSITY CAMPUS CLASSROOMS

Abstract

The elaboration of a water demand management (WDM) plan requires the execution of a series of activities, including: diagnosis of the situation, establishment of objectives, goals and deadlines. Through this study, the objective was to provide subsidies for the preparation of a WDM plan in the classrooms of the Federal Rural of the Semi-Arid University. Contributions to the preparation of the plan were organized with the help of a management tool. This was based on the stages of survey and characterization of the hydrosanitary devices installed in the studied places, in the consultation with specialists, in the verification of costs for the implementation of the suggested actions and in the GUT matrix (severity, urgency and tendency) of prioritizing actions. Finally, the environmental feasibility of the proposed actions was analyzed. There was a possibility of a reduction in water consumption of up to 31.84%, provided by the adoption of technological alternatives and correction of leaks.