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	=== Wellhead ===		=== Wellhead ===
	The wellhead is the only part of the cistern system above ground. It is the decorative		The wellhead is the only part of the cistern system above ground. It is the decorative stone structure, commonly in the middle of ''campi'', that citizens of Venice used to retrieve their drinking water from.

	== Filtration System ==		== Filtration System ==

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	The image below shows a picture of a drain.		The image below shows a picture of a drain.

	[[File:welldrain.jpg]]		[[File:welldrain.jpg\|none\|400px]]

	=== Filtration Bed ===		=== Filtration Bed ===

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Drains

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	The image below shows a picture of a drain.		The image below shows a picture of a drain.

	[[File:welldrain.jpg~~\|thumb\|none\|400px~~]]		[[File:welldrain.jpg]]


	=== Filtration Bed ===		=== Filtration Bed ===

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	''This page contains information about a typical Venetian well.~~'' <div class="dablink">{{for\|a list~~ of wells\|Wells~~}}</div><div class="dablink"><div class="dablink"></div></div>~~		''This page contains information about a typical Venetian well. For information on the history of wells, see [[Wells]]''

	A well is a water system built by Venetians to collect and filter rain to be stored as freshwater.		A well is a water system built by Venetians to collect and filter rain to be stored as freshwater.
	[[Image:Diagram of Cistern.png\|400px\|right\|none\|thumb\|Diagram of a typical cistern below a wellhead. <ref>Blackwell, Lewis et al. Preserving Venetian Wellheads. 2000. Pg 21</ref> ]]		[[Image:Diagram of Cistern.png\|400px\|right\|none\|thumb\|Diagram of a typical cistern below a wellhead. <ref>Blackwell, Lewis et al. Preserving Venetian Wellheads. 2000. Pg 21</ref> ]]

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	=== Drains ===		=== Drains ===
	The drains are the grates with holes located in low points around the wellhead. Typically there are two or four drains made of either Istrian Stone or Aurisina opposite each other surrounding the wellhead. Under each drain is a small basin to collect rainwater. These basins are built out of ''pozzali~~ ~~''so that the water leaves behind any particulate matter on its way into the filtration bed.~~ ~~		The drains are the grates with holes located in low points around the wellhead. Typically there are two or four drains made of either Istrian Stone or Aurisina opposite each other surrounding the wellhead. Under each drain is a small basin to collect rainwater. These basins are built out of ''pozzali''so that the water leaves behind any particulate matter on its way into the filtration bed.


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	=== Filtration Bed ===		=== Filtration Bed ===
	The filtration bed of the well refers to the mix of sand and clay and stone contained within the cistern that the rainwater flows through and gets filtered on its way to the well shaft.		The filtration bed of the well refers to the mix of sand and clay and stone contained within the cistern that the rainwater flows through and gets filtered on its way to the well shaft.

			=== Wellhead ===
			The wellhead is the only part of the cistern system above ground. It is the decorative

	== Filtration System ==		== Filtration System ==

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Filtration Bed

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	=== Filtration Bed ===		=== Filtration Bed ===
	The filtration bed of the well refers to the mix of sand and clay and stone contained within the cistern that the rainwater flows through and gets filtered on its way to the well shaft.~~<~~		The filtration bed of the well refers to the mix of sand and clay and stone contained within the cistern that the rainwater flows through and gets filtered on its way to the well shaft.

	== Filtration System ==		== Filtration System ==

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	[[File:welldrain.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px]]		[[File:welldrain.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px]]


	=== Filtration Bed ===		=== Filtration Bed ===
	The filtration bed of the well refers to the mix of sand and clay and stone contained within the cistern that the rainwater flows through and gets filtered on its way to the well shaft.&~~nbsp~~;		The filtration bed of the well refers to the mix of sand and clay and stone contained within the cistern that the rainwater flows through and gets filtered on its way to the well shaft.<

	== Filtration System ==		== Filtration System ==
	Beneath each well's drainage holes, there are small basins to collect rain water. These basins are made from a semi-porrous brick called ''pozzali'' which filtered water as it seeped through the brick and a mostly waterproof mortar that helps facilitate filtration through the bricks. Once the collected water travelled through the bricks, it would flow through the deposit of sand and gravel that took up most of the volume of the well. The center shaft of the well was made of the same brick as the rainwater basins. This allowed for additional filtration as the water entered the shaft.		Beneath each well's drainage holes, there are small basins to collect rain water. These basins are made from a semi-porrous brick called ''pozzali'' which filtered water as it seeped through the brick and a mostly waterproof mortar that helps facilitate filtration through the bricks. Once the collected water travelled through the bricks, it would flow through the deposit of sand and gravel that took up most of the volume of the well. The center shaft of the well was made of the same brick as the rainwater basins. This allowed for additional filtration as the water entered the shaft.

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	== Filtration System ==		== Filtration System ==
	Beneath each well's drainage holes, there are small basins to collect rain water. These basins are made from a semi-porrous brick called ''pozzali'' which filtered water as it seeped through the brick and a mostly waterproof mortar that helps facilitate filtration through the bricks. Once the collected water travelled through the bricks, it would flow through the deposit of sand and gravel that took up most of the volume of the well. The center shaft of the well was made of the same brick as the rainwater basins. This allowed for additional filtration as the water entered the shaft.		Beneath each well's drainage holes, there are small basins to collect rain water. These basins are made from a semi-porrous brick called ''pozzali'' which filtered water as it seeped through the brick and a mostly waterproof mortar that helps facilitate filtration through the bricks. Once the collected water travelled through the bricks, it would flow through the deposit of sand and gravel that took up most of the volume of the well. The center shaft of the well was made of the same brick as the rainwater basins. This allowed for additional filtration as the water entered the shaft.
	~~== The Contamination of 1575 ==~~
	<p>Venice dealt with an epidemic from 1575 to 1577 that took out nearly a third of Venice (Seindal, 2023). This epidemic was likely caused by the surrounding saltwater seeping into the cisterns during an unusually high flood earlier that year (Raimondo, 1576). The saltwater and freshwater mixed to create “a certain muddy mixture so foul that it caused illness” (Raimondo, 1576). Despite efforts to clean out the wells, some of the saltwater remained and mixed with the new freshwater as it came in, drawing out the epidemic. After 15 months of consuming the contaminated water, the sickness worsened. Although the public health officials were fast in their action, the city's doctors ignored the symptoms and neglected poor patients (Benedetti, 1577). The neglect allowed this illness to turn into the worst epidemic in Venetian history, killing around a third of the population (Gentilecore, 2021). This epidemic left Venice with a heavy focus on finding a better water source than the cisterns in order to avoid an incident like this happening again (Gentilecore, 2021).</p>

	~~== Disuse and Decommission ==~~
	After the aqueduct connecting Venice and the mainland was built in 1884, the wells quickly fell out of use in favor of the cleaner and more reliable fountains. Soon after the completion of the aqueduct, the city of Venice began decomissioning and sealing the wellheads, making sure that no wellheads were left open. Many wellheads were auctioned off or destroyed during this time period, which is why there are so many fewer wellheads in modern Venice than there were before the aqueduct was built. By 1930, there were no open wellheads remaining. They had all been either sold off or filled in and covered.

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==

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	== Disuse and Decommission ==		== Disuse and Decommission ==
	After the aqueduct was built in 1884, the wells quickly fell out of use. By 1930, ~~almost every well was sealed~~ or filled.		After the aqueduct connecting Venice and the mainland was built in 1884, the wells quickly fell out of use in favor of the cleaner and more reliable fountains. Soon after the completion of the aqueduct, the city of Venice began decomissioning and sealing the wellheads, making sure that no wellheads were left open. Many wellheads were auctioned off or destroyed during this time period, which is why there are so many fewer wellheads in modern Venice than there were before the aqueduct was built. By 1930, there were no open wellheads remaining. They had all been either sold off or filled in and covered.

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==

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	== Disuse and Decommission ==		== Disuse and Decommission ==
	After the aqueduct was built in 1884, the wells quickly fell out of use. By 1930, almost ~~very~~ well was sealed or filled.		After the aqueduct was built in 1884, the wells quickly fell out of use. By 1930, almost every well was sealed or filled.

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==