Water 4.0: The Past, Present, and Future of the World’s Most Vital Resource

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The little-known story of the systems that bring us our drinking water, how they were developed, the problems they’re facing, and how they’ll be reinvented in the near future

Turn on the faucet, and water pours out. Pull out the drain plug, and the dirty water disappears. Most of us give little thought to the hidden systems that bring us water and take it away when we’re done with it. But these underappreciated marvels of engineering face an array of challenges that cannot be solved without a fundamental change to our relationship with water, David Sedlak explains in this enlightening book. To make informed decisions about the future, we wish to bear in mind the three revolutions in urban water systems that have occurred over the past 2,500 years and the technologies so that you can remake the system.
 
The creator starts by describing Water 1.0, the early Roman aqueducts, fountains, and sewers that made dense urban living feasible. He then details the development of drinking water and sewage remedy systems—the second and third revolutions in urban water. He offers an insider’s look at current systems that rely on reservoirs, underground pipe networks, remedy plants, and storm sewers to provide water that is secure to drink, before addressing how these water systems must be reinvented. For everyone who cares about reliable, clean, abundant water, this book is very important reading.

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