Timeline of water supply
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This is a timeline of water supply, focusing on the provision and treatment of water for non–agricultural human consumption. Improved water source is prioritized. Irrigation is not covered.
Big picture
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Full timeline
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| 52 AD | Rome has 220 miles of aqueducts, which bring in fresh water to the city, and is used for public bathing, fountains, and latrines. The waste water is then removed by the city’s sewage system, some of which, like the Cloaca Maxima, is still in use today.[1] | Italy | |
| 1879 | William Soper uses chlorinated lime to treat the sewage produced by typhoid patients.[2] | ||
| 1893 | Early attempts at implementing water chlorination at a water treatment plant are made in Hamburg.[2] | Germany | |
| 1897 | Maidstone in England becomes the first city to have its entire water supply treated with chlorine.[2] | United Kingdom | |
| 1905 | Serious typhid fever epidemic breaks out in Lincoln , England. Dr. Alexander Cruikshank Houston uses chlorination of the water to stem the epidemic. This marks the beginning of permanent water chlorination.[2] | United Kingdom |
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References
- ↑ "History of Plumbing Systems". homeadvisor.com. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Burke, Joseph. FLUORIDATED WATER CONTROVERSY. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
