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Description: Exploring Pompeii’s Water Supply
Exploring Pompeii’s Water Supply
There are many great examples of modern civil engineering projects for inter-basin water transfer of water supplies. Interbasin water transfers provide water to urban areas in the western U.S., including the Los Angeles Basin, Colorado Front Range, Central Utah, and others. However, the diversion of raw water supplies from one watershed to another is an ancient practice. The water supply to the famous Roman city of Pompeii in Italy is one historical example.
Author(s)
Wayne F. Lorenz
Subjectengineering history;resource recovery;water scarcity
Document typeMagazine Article
PublisherWater Environment Federation
Print publication date Feb 2021
Volume / Issue33 / 2
Content sourceWE&T magazine
First / last page(s)40 - 45
Copyright2021
Word count2,709
Subject keywordsPompeiiItalytransbasin diversionengineeringaqueductsRoman empire

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Description: Exploring Pompeii’s Water Supply
The Watersheds
Exploring Pompeii’s Water Supply
The water supply for the Aqua Augusta and ancient Pompeii was located in the Sabato River watershed. Pompeii was located in the Sarno River watershed to the west of the water supply source. These watersheds, along with adjacent watersheds, are shown in Figure 2 (p. 42).
PublisherWater Environment Federation
Copyright2021
Word count254
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Description: Exploring Pompeii’s Water Supply
Water Supply Springs
Exploring Pompeii’s Water Supply
Spring water was venerated by the Romans, and its source locations were given names as “holy things” (Herschel, 1973) because spring water had the reputation of healing the sick. The city of Rome was founded in a location of abundant springs. When more water was needed for urban centers, the Romans went to great lengths to tap spring water for the water supply.
PublisherWater Environment Federation
Copyright2021
Word count261
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Description: Exploring Pompeii’s Water Supply
The Upper Segment
Exploring Pompeii’s Water Supply
The upper reach of the aqueduct near the Acquaro/Pelosi Springs had a least four aqueduct bridges, with the aqueduct atop the bridges, that the water crossed on its long journey to the city of Pompeii. These bridges no longer exist, but there were archeological remnants as late as 1860 that were described in a detailed survey of the aqueduct (Abate, 1862).
PublisherWater Environment Federation
Copyright2021
Word count1,080
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Description: Exploring Pompeii’s Water Supply
Conclusion
Exploring Pompeii’s Water Supply
The spring water that was conveyed to Pompeii provided a continuous water supply to the community, as well as many other communities in the Naples Bay area. Like the modern inter-basin transfer projects, the Forino Tunnel was a challenging engineering and construction project. The Roman engineers selected the elevation/location of the spring water supply and used tunneling to maintain the channel...
PublisherWater Environment Federation
Copyright2021
Word count202
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PublisherWater Environment Federation
Copyright2021
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Exploring Pompeii’s Water Supply