1. The use of drinking water yesterday and today.
The Nottolini aqueduct and «The via dell’acqua»

2. In 1822, Maria Luisa di Borbone, Duchess
of Lucca, for hygienical motivations,
approved the construction of an aqueduct
and appointed a local engeneer, Lorenzo
Nottolini, to build it.

3. Between 1822 and
1832 the engineer
Lorenzo Nottolini
constructed the
aqueduct to bring
drinking and luxury
water from the
springs in Guamo to
the city of Lucca.
Luxury water was
so called because it
had different uses
from drinking
water.

4. Route of the aqueduct from Guamo to Lucca

5. The ducts developed for 3.2 km in a structure 12 meters
high sustained by buttresses and by 460 brick arches
which hold, on the top, two water canals

6. According to Nottolini’s project the waters collected from
about 18 springs of the «Serra Vespaiata» of Rio San
Quirico and Rio della Valle were routed to the Tempietto di
Guamo, a circular building in neoclassical Doric style.
From there the water was cleaned and made clear
by having it flow through rocks and gravel and
by having it go through further holes and
obstacles so that all the residual impurities would
deposit.

7. Water system from the filters to the arches
Buildings where the waters were checked
Vespaiata Dike: filter made of gravel and
coal to make the water drinkable
Spring

8. The two water ducts
Beginning of the arches:
The Temple of Guamo
End of the arches: the Temple of San Concordio
on the outskirts of Lucca.

9. The interred duct by the walls of
Lucca
The inside of the tunnel
The water from Guamo reaches Piazza
Antelminelli by the Cathedral of Lucca

10. Nottolini built two ducts: one, for spring waters that went to
the public and private fountains of Lucca. The second that
went to fountains destined to other uses.
Piazza Antelminelli
Nottolini’s will was not to waste any
drinking water
P.za della Misericordia
Via dei Fossi
The water from Guamo reaches Piazza Antelminelli
In front of the Cathedral of Lucca

11. Today many Important
aqueducts for drinking water
draw from the Plain: that of
Paganini and that of Lucca,
the subsidiary ones of Pisa and
Livorno, that of Capannori and
the so called “Pollino” which
serves Pescia and Montecatini
but also numerous other
municipalities of the
Valdinievole and that of the
Cerbaie for the area of
Bientina-Pontedera.

12. The consequences due to the abandoning of the rules and regulation of superficial water

13. Water isahumanright
The link between water and
legality is very strong and
very little is known among
the public and especially
young people. The care of
the environment depends
directly on the behavior and
actions of the individual and
the political choices of the
community.
Citizens are first called to
the legality of water use by
observing the rules that
determine the proper use,
protection from pollution
and misuses.

14. Referendum 2011
In June 2011, around 27
millions of Italians voted in a
referendum with 95% of the
voters agreeing to the proposal
they voted to have water as a
common good denying the
possibility of privatization.

15. Chiattino-Guamo
La Pollina - Ruota
Thanks to the project “The flow of good water”, financed by
the Municipality of Capannori and the Regional Government
Safeguarded “a common wealth” water
Improved the best spring waters of our territory by
making them accessible to residents and tourists.
Used new technologies to disinfect which do not alter the aspects
of taste and quality of water
we have:

16. thanks to water, we have established,
new social relationships among citizens
and communities on the territory,
thus continuing with the best cultural
traditions of our people.
Ravano - Castelvecchio di
Compito
S. Pierino o S. Pietro –
Sant’Andrea di Compito
Architectural solutions environmentally friendly
and able to improve our territory have been used
on the fountains and the water locations,

17. Capo di Vico - Sant'Andrea di Compito
Polla del cane- Camigliano
Al Marzocco - Matraia
Perfido - San Colombano
The project “The flow
of good water” involves
15 fountains on the
territory of Capannori.
The fountains have been
upgraded and furnished
with an ultraviolet
disinfection system and
the quality of water is
also guaranteed by
periodical controls.

18. To save on waste, leaving less plastic water bottles around
The “flow” winds through 14 fractions and represents an opportunity:
To reflect on water as a precious good and inalienable right,,
To admire the vast richness of history and architecture of
our municipality
Finetti - Gragnano