Acueducto de Albear - Main Components of The Project

Main Components of The Project

Though called an aqueduct, the project presented by De Albear is complex water supply system, including the following components:

  • dams for the creation of storage ponds for the water of the springs
  • Hydraulic structures in the Vento gully
  • Desilting structures
  • Tunel for the crossing of the Almendares River
  • canal for conveyance of water to the city
  • water treatment plant
  • water storage tanks and water towers
  • the water distribution network in the city.

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