Yet although the water management tradition Rome inherited was rich and extensive, no previous system came close to the sophistication and reach of the Roman aqueduct. Striding across the ...

with some qanats systems placed in the UNESCO World Heritage directory. A type of ancient hydraulic structure designed for water distribution in arid environments, the aqueducts feature ...

We asked Aicher, author of "Guide to the Aqueducts of Ancient Rome," about the Romans' sophisticated water distribution system, including its elegant aqueducts. Here's what he told us: NOVA ...

The aqueduct would also require a massive public investment, one that far exceeds even the $4.4 billion construction costs of the United States’ most expensive water transport system thus far ...

The low-cost federal loans will help fund projects at the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and northern Utah’s Weber Basin ...

Roman aqueducts, built to carry water to cities, are probably the most famous ancient systems. There are over 200,000 miles of oil pipeline in the U.S. alone, along with natural gas pipelines ...

California's unique development patterns, with nearly 20 million of its residents living in water starved southern California, has resulted in a system of water transfers and aqueduct systems that ...

ATHENS - Between parked cars in a suburban street in Athens, workers fix a pump to an ancient stone well that in turn accesses an aqueduct built almost 2,000 years ago. The Greek capital ...

An underground city and aqueduct was recently found in the ancient ... to access water from qanats—traditional underground water systems renowned for their efficiency. As reported by Enikos ...

From rivers to dams to hundreds of miles of aqueducts, moving water around California takes a massive system, engineered over the better part of a century. Now, with a new executive order ...