Water and legalityThe good procedures that citizens and

public administrations

can adopt for a better use of water

Drinking water Bactericidal power

Water treatments Chlorination

Laws about water

in time

Code of health laws (RD 27/07/1934)

DPR 03/07/1982 n.515 DPR 3/07/1982 n.515

DPR 24/05/1988 n.236

Innovations during 60 years

Code of health laws (RD 27/07/1934)

o It gave us a first definition of “drinking water”;

o But this definition was very questionable because it evaluated characteristics in a very coarse way

SIXTHIES

Dirty water in the aqueducts

We have to find a way to reduce the pollution in the water

DPR 3/07/1982 n.515

Surface waters were

divided into

three categori

es

A1 simple physics treatment and disinfection

A2 normal physics and chemical treatment, disinfection and refiningA3 pushed physics and chemical treatment, disinfection and refining

DPR 24/05/1988 N.236

o Were defined the meaning of “ drinking water” through some parameters

Saving water at home means huge improvements

The most obvious place to start saving water is at home, here we have

some tips that will allow you to conserve fresh water by only changing

your habits slightly

In the kitchen…

1. Don't rinse your hands, clothes or vegetables under a running tap, do so in a bowl or sink.

2. Only run washing machines or dishwashers with a full load, and cut down the rinse cycle if possible.

3. Water plants with the same water used for washing food.

In the bathroom…

1. Turn off the tap while brushing teeth, soaping hands or shaving;

2. Take short showers instead of baths;

3. If you do have a bath, use the water left over to wash the floor;

4. Use water saving devices, e.g. water efficient showerhead, water tap, dual flush cistern for the toilet, and pay attention to water efficiency labels;

5. Avoid flushing unnecessarily.

And, at least…

1. Fix dripping taps and water mains quickly;

2. Teach children that water is not for games;

3. Control the flow from the tap, do not always turn it to the full.

4. Wash cars with a bucket of water and the towel instead of a hose.

   

A well planned urban

and industrial growth

Measures to apply as prevention for a correct

management of the water resources are:

Use materials and architectural

solutions environmentally friendly able

to improve our territory, the fountains

and the water locations

Upgrade, respecting the environment,

industrial areas and buildings.

Collecting rain water

The use of new technologies to disinfect and not alter

the aspects of taste and quality of water

Thus avoiding to rely excessively on drainage

from the water tables and a strict organisation of

the pumping activities

Draining water from lakes and

rivers

Thanks to water, we have established, new social

relationships among citizens and communities on

the territory.

The separation of gray and black waters and the

decentralisation of the treatment techniques for

local re-use

Promote and incentivate the use of tap water in private

and public structures

The lack of interest for some types of plants

which favour the oxygen production of the

territory and remove polluting elements.

The lack of sensibility for all that is

traditional and the territorial cultural

heritage (people, farming, the elders)

who and which would contribute to

improve the territorial environmental

balance.

Water reeds

Hemp

Further operations in the area of the Plain at high hydrogeological risk

Make the new “wells field”

in the river bed of the

Serchio at San Pietro a

Vico more efficient.

Decrease the water

drainage of the paper

mills.

Monitor the levels of the

layer and the percentage

of territory under the

authority of the Bacino

dell’Arno

Increase the pressure

in the restrained table

during rainy periods.

Eliminate the

private wells

Experiment

techniques of artificial

refilling of the water

layer at Casa del

Lupo