Water Supply
Backbone of Civilization and of Our Future
Most of us take our water supply for
granted, but water for society is akin to blood for the body; we rely on it to
survive.
How many of us have ever taken the time
to think about the fascinating journey our water supply has taken through the
ages?
While most of us just accept that we
can turn open a tap and water will pour out, early settlers had no such
luxuries and had to dwell around major freshwater sources like rivers and
natural springs to access fresh water.
Unfortunately that was not always easy
as although two thirds of the Earth is covered in water, only 3% is drinkable
and most of that is captured in glaciers and ice caps.
Most of the water suitable for human
consumption flows underground, as a mere 0.009% of Earth’s water is situated in
rivers, streams and springs.
Humans started digging wells and
building aqueducts really long ago, such as the oldest wells ever found in
Jezreel Valley, Israel which date back to around 6500 BC.
The Indus Valley civilization, famous
for the first water management system, built wells, water pipes and toilets.
The first evidence of proper water
supply though came from the Minoan civilization in Crete, who were the first
known civilization to use underground clay pipes to supply drinking water.
The large-scale engineering projects of
the Romans brought Indoor plumbing, supplied by great aqueducts such as the
Pont du Gard aqueduct in Nimes, France.
Persians invented Qanats, gently
sloping underground channels with a series of vertical access shafts that could
supply them with an ongoing supply of cool, potable water from as far as 50
kilometers away.
The Mayans initiated water pressure and
water purification, using limestone to filter their water, in a similar fashion
to the modern ceramic water filters we use today.
Water supply in the UK began around
1325, and much has been done since.
But it must also be noted that unless
the current ancient infrastructure is maintained and improved on we are in for
major problems in the future.
Old iron pipes are contaminating the
water supply with toxic metals.
And traces of both pharmaceutical and
recreational drugs have been found in the water, which is not good for human or
animal life.
Without accessible potable water and
water for other needs such as industry, transport and energy we will eventually
just die out as a civilization.
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