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First public waterworks installed in Philadelphia.

1802

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Other cities will quickly follow, and by 1880 close to 600 cities will have some kind of public waterworks. The construction of water infrastructure will increase overall water usage from 3-5 gallons per person per day to 30-50 gallons per person per day.