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  2. Well - Wikipedia

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    When the water in the well is below the water table level, the pressure at the bottom of the well due to the water in the well will be less than P g and water will be forced into the well. Referring to the diagram, if z is the distance from the bottom of the well to the well water level and z T is the distance from the bottom of the well to the ...

  3. History of water supply and sanitation - Wikipedia

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    Archaeological evidence and old Chinese documents reveal that the prehistoric and ancient Chinese had the aptitude and skills for digging deep water wells for drinking water as early as 6000 to 7000 years ago. [citation needed] A well excavated at the Hemedu excavation site was believed to have been built during the Neolithic era. [21]

  4. Old Well - Wikipedia

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    The Old Well, here in a photo from 1892, served as the campus's sole water source for many years. The Old Well is located between Old East and Old West residence halls. For many years, it served as the sole water supply for the university. In 1897, the original well was replaced and given its present signature structure by university president ...

  5. Wishing well - Wikipedia

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    As water is necessary for life, wells became popular places not only to get life sustaining water, but also as a social area. This has now related to town centers having wells in the center of them. Water was also seen to have healing powers, and wells became popular, with many people drinking the water, bathing in it, or simply wishing over it.

  6. Toss a coin into the water. ... Archaeologists in Germering unearthed a 3,000-year-old wooden wishing well, the Bavarian State Office for Monument Protection said in a Dec. 20 news release. Unlike ...

  7. Brick-lined well - Wikipedia

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    The top part of the well should prevent foreign matter or surface water from entering the well, so should be impervious. The top of the well should be protected and the area around the well drained. [13] The brick lining can greatly improve sanitation if it rises above ground level, preventing contamination of the well water by animal feces ...

  8. Traditional water sources of Persian antiquity - Wikipedia

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    Later, this Ministry was renamed the Ministry of Energy. Three years later, in 1966, the parliament passed a law protecting groundwater resources. According to this law, the Ministry of Water and Electricity was allowed to ban drilling any deep or semi-deep wells wherever surveys showed that the water table was dropping because of overpumping.

  9. Stepwell - Wikipedia

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    The well-water is known to attract insects, animals, and many other germ breeding organisms. These stepwells, being a common space in frequent use by the inhabitants of the area, were considered to be a source of spreading epidemics and diseases.