History of Water Provision in Venice

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This is a working document to help me collect my thoughts


Early Water Provision

Rain catchers, natural sand filters, barges, ground wells? 

The natural sand dunes on the Lido filtered water as it seeped into the beach, creating pools of freshwater. The Venetians living on the lido used this as well and rainwater and barges when dry


Cistern Wells

Link to well(s), wellhead(s)

Guilds - ask scuole group


Fountains

Mention aqueduct and talk about fountains


Modern Water Provision

Veritas?

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