Water Supply and Distribution

Qanats In Armenia

Jan 1, 700

Sloping tunnels were used to distibute water from canals to towns wtht the dependance of gravity. This was in 700 B.C

Aqueducts in Rome

Jan 2, 700

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

Jan 1, 1652

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

Jan 1, 1804

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

First Drinking Water system is Installed

Jan 1, 1920

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

Jan 20, 1966

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

Safe Water Drinking Act

Jan 20, 1974

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

Lead Contamination Control Act

Jan 20, 1988

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

CITATIONS

Jan 1, 2015

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