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Photographer: Mike Stroud
Taken: January 9, 2010
Caption: Behind the War Memorial
Additional Description: Charles J. Fager and Joan Marmapellis
Hydria, 1996
Concrete Cistern
21'x40'x10'
Commissioned by the
Hillsbough County Board of County Commissioners
through its public art program in collaboration with
Southwest Florida Water Management District
Since ancient Greek times, circa 1200 B.C. citizens have built cisterns to collect and store water. Thousands of cisterns are still in use throughout the world. Homes equiped with cisterns conserve valuable water.
Hydria, taken from the Greek word for water jar stores about 15,000 gallons of rain water in the columns and an underground tank for reuse in the courthouse irrigation system. Landscaping incorporates xeriscape principals to minimize water use. Hydria replaces 2 million gallons of water each year that otherwise would have been obtained from our potable water supply.
Submitted: August 5, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
Database Locator Identification Number: p121064
File Size: 1.046 Megabytes

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