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  2. Cisternoni of Livorno - Wikipedia

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    The cisterns were not only places for storing the city's water but were also "purgatori" — places for purifying the water. Water entered the reservoir from the Acquedotto Leopoldino through layers of gravel and carbon, a method of filtration which was later replaced by a more modern chlorine treatment system. The later removal of the gravel ...

  3. Taanka - Wikipedia

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    It is meant to provide drinking water and water security for a family or a small group of families. A taanka is composed of a covered, underground, impermeable cistern on shallow ground for the collection of rainwater. The cistern is generally constructed out of stone or brick masonry, or concrete, with lime mortar or cement plaster.

  4. Ab anbar - Wikipedia

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    Due to the stagnation of water, the salt lick did not dissolve throughout the water and over time a dense saltwater layer formed at the bottom of the tank, about one meter. Because of this, the tap was built one meter above the bottom of the tank. After the water of the tank ran out, before refilling it, the saltwater on the floor of the tank ...

  5. Cistern - Wikipedia

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    Portuguese cistern (Mazagan), El Jadida, Morocco (1514) The difference between a cistern and a well is in the source of the water: a cistern collects fresh water where a well draws from groundwater. A cistern (from Middle English cisterne ; from Latin cisterna , from cista 'box'; from Ancient Greek κίστη ( kístē ) 'basket' [ 1 ] ) is a ...

  6. Water tank - Wikipedia

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    A water tank is a container for storing water, for many applications, drinking water, irrigation, fire suppression, farming, both for plants and livestock, chemical manufacturing, food preparation as well as many other uses. Water tank parameters include the general design of the tank, and choice of construction materials, linings.

  7. Water tower - Wikipedia

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    Beaumont St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Water Tank (1875, restored 2012), Beaumont, Kansas, US. Although the use of elevated water storage tanks has existed since ancient times in various forms, the modern use of water towers for pressurized public water systems developed during the mid-19th century, as steam-pumping became more common, and better pipes that could handle higher pressures ...

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