#water supply
“There is evidence to suggest that as early as August 2001 {before the invasion} Washington, contrary to the Geneva Convention, intentionally used sanctions against Iraq to degrade the nation’s water supply. This had a devastating impact on Iraqi children particularly. This was done through hampering the importation of specialized equipment and some chemicals to purify its water supply, most of which is heavily mineralized and frequently brackish to saline. Ultimately, the United Nations concluded that as a result of these sanctions alone, some 500,000 Iraqi children perished.”—Blows against the Empire by Dr Gerald Horne
Throughout San Francisco, 175 underground cisterns still exist as part of a dedicated fire emergency system developed in 1908. Most of them can be identified by a distinctive brick circle on the road.
Following the 1906 earthquake, the Auxiliary Water Supply System (AWSS) - a separate and distinct water supply system for fire protection use only - was built. The system includes dedicated reservoirs, pump stations, fireboats, cisterns and hydrants. The cisterns are disconnected from the network, with no pipes, in the event of major damage to the distribution system.
Top photo: Robin Scheswohl, Bottom left Paul Mison, bottom right mailgirl333
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