The ancient Roman society secured fresh water from local sources like springs and wells. Besides, the society sourced water from private and public owned wells. Ancient Romans also harvested rain water from rooftops that was subsequently diverted into cisterns and jars (Mays, 2010). The traditional water sources did not satisfy the growing needs of the society, particularly the growing urban population. Later on, ancient Roman engineers developed the aqueduct technology that diverted fresh water from natural sources through gravity to households, public baths and fountains. Interestingly, the way of supplying water through aqueducts to remote places that supported mining and milling operations apart from watering farms and gardens across Rome
