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Roman aqueducts and the water and sewage
systems
By: Shawleace Hill
Aqueducts
• The roman aqueducts not only provided
drinking water for the romans but indoor
sewer systems that carried water away from
the city.
Water and Sewage
• Proper sanitary controls pertaining to the
water supply system and sewage and liquid
waste disposal systems are necessary in all
types of food establishments to prevent the
contamination of food and the creation of
public health hazards.
Water Systems
• Rome's water system provided a constant
supply to centrally located areas, in contrast to
modern systems which deliver water on
demand to individual connections.
Sewage Systems
• Sewage system was first built in the Roman empire.
These stood of channels dug in the earth, which
directed the water from the houses and baths
through the streets, out of the city. As these
channels were uncovered yet, they could have been
awfully smelly. Romans had also water pipe systems
in some of their cities.
Facts about water and sewage
• Raw sewage was draining into rivers and when
people drank river water they got sick or died.
• The Romans constructed reservoirs or
redirected mountain streams into the
aqueducts.