Municipal Water Supply
Town wells, conduits, fountains, water carriers, and maintenance rules for providing shared urban water.
Core metadata
- ID: municipal_water_supply
- Era: Medieval
- First known date: 1200 (century)
- Region: Medieval Europe, Islamic cities, China, and other urban regions
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: established
Prerequisites
- Municipal Charters (municipal_charters)
- Water Management Guilds (water_management_guilds)
- Wells & Cisterns (wells_and_cisterns)
Dependents
- Municipal Gas Lighting (municipal_gas_lighting)
- Water Towers and Pressure Distribution (water_towers_pressure_distribution)
Fields
Field lanes
- Water & Sanitation Systems: Supply & Storage
- Civil Engineering & Built Environment: Water & Sanitation Infrastructure
Node sources
- Water Supply System (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2026, textbook) • Supports: node, maturity
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 3
- Average edge confidence: 68%
- Prerequisite sources: 3
- expert_inference: 3
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells & Cisterns (wells_and_cisterns) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Wells & Cisterns provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Water Management Guilds (water_management_guilds) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Water Management Guilds provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Municipal Charters (municipal_charters) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Municipal Charters provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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