Water Supply and Distribution

By mcginnis.epa.1
  • Jan 1, 700

    Qanats In Armenia

    Qanats In Armenia
    Sloping tunnels were used to distibute water from canals to towns wtht the dependance of gravity. This was in 700 B.C
  • Jan 2, 700

    Aqueducts in Rome

    Aqueducts in Rome
    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

  • Wooden Pipes

    Wooden Pipes
    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.

  • Iron pipes

    Iron pipes
    Philedelphia was the first city to use iron pipes. This led to an increase in dependance in plumbing

  • First Drinking Water system is Installed

    First Drinking Water system is Installed
    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.

  • Plastic Pipes

    Plastic Pipes
    Plastic became the use of modern day plumbing since the supply of copper pipes was scarce.

  • Safe Water Drinking Act

    Safe Water Drinking Act
    Water quality had to meet certain certifications before it could be distributed.

  • Lead Contamination Control Act

    Lead Contamination Control Act
    Schools and daycares centers had to have the water tested to make sure there wasn't any lead contamination in the drinking water.

  • CITATIONS

    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