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Sloping tunnels were used to distibute water from canals to towns wtht the dependance of gravity. This was in 700 B.C
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Tunnels that could be 57 miles long. It traveled underground through a cover trenches. Water would be taken to the town's public baths/fountains. This was in the year of 312 B.C
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Boston was the first city to begin using wooden pipes. This was very unsanitary as the wood could stagnate the water and infest the water with insects.
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Philedelphia was the first city to use iron pipes. This led to an increase in dependance in plumbing
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Chicago made the first city water tower and water heaters were installed into homes. Also William E. Sloan invents the fluchometer valve in 1906. This meant waste removal from toilets would no longer be dependent on gravity since pressure could take could of it.
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Plastic became the use of modern day plumbing since the supply of copper pipes was scarce.
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Water quality had to meet certain certifications before it could be distributed.
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Schools and daycares centers had to have the water tested to make sure there wasn't any lead contamination in the drinking water.
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Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). (n.d.). Retrieved November 16, 2015, from http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/rulesregs/sdwa/index.cfm On Tap Magazine -Spring 2001. (n.d.). Retrieved November 16, 2015, from http://www.nesc.wvu.edu/ndwc/articles/ot/sp01/history_distribution.html (n.d.). Retrieved November 16, 2015, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_water_supply_and_sanitation
