Water Quality Analysis of Open university of Sri Lanka - Colombo

The University generously offers pristine, filtered water to all its community members, sourced from the National Water Supply and Drainage Board, as a complimentary service. The water quality of water is checked regularly and it is always under the allowable pollutant limit.

Table – On-campus water quality analysis on October 2023

 

Water source

Water Quality Parameter

Chemical

Physical

Microbiological

pH

Temperature
(℃)

Conductivity
(μS/cm)

Total
Coliform (cfu/100 mL)

Fecal
Coliform (cfu/100 mL)

Tap water – CRC Building

7.63

24.4

93.9

0

0

Stock tank – Science and Technology Building

7.65

24.8

97.8

0

0

Stock tank – Temporary Residential Building

8.21

24.2

97.9

0

0

Tap water – Canteen located by the Guest House

7.84

24.0

94.5

0

0

Tap water – Senate House Building

7.83

23.8

94.2

0

0

Tap water-Canteen, Faculty of Humanities, and Social sciences

7.92

24.1

96.5

0

0

Tap water – CETMe

7.82

24.0

95.8

0

0

Tap water – Faculty of Education

7.94

24.5

96.8

0

0

Tap water – Canteen, Science and Technology Building

8.20

25.0

97.1

0

0

Tap water – CRC Canteen

7.69

24.8

96.8

0

0