{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.meridianoitalia.tv\/meridiano","author_name":"MeridianoItalia.tv","author_url":"https:\/\/www.meridianoitalia.tv\/meridiano\/author\/admin\/","title":"Italy Water Challenge -","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"CB8dX5e9d5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meridianoitalia.tv\/meridiano\/2023\/03\/22\/italy-water-challenge\/\">Italy Water Challenge<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meridianoitalia.tv\/meridiano\/2023\/03\/22\/italy-water-challenge\/embed\/#?secret=CB8dX5e9d5\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Italy Water Challenge&#8221; &#8212; \" data-secret=\"CB8dX5e9d5\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.meridianoitalia.tv\/meridiano\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.meridianoitalia.tv\/meridiano\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/water450x200.png","thumbnail_width":450,"thumbnail_height":200,"description":"di Gabi Siboni In a recent publication, specialists and environmental groups gave an alarm on Italian water problem. The problems are complex and consist of leaking of old and unmaintained infrastructure together with the inefficient management of the water resource. Reducing the water leakage can be achieved by two main activities. The first is the replacement of old piping. This is an essential long-term project and the government must allocate resources and develop a renovation plan. Replacing piping is a very long and expensive process and results will show many years from now. The second activity relies on a mote technological approach, i.e., the dynamic management of the water pressure in the main pipes. This methodology relies on the physical principal that water pressure in the pipes is proportional to the square of the leakage. For example, doubling the pressure will increase leakages by a factor of four. As water demand is not constant throughout the day, managing the water pressure in the pipes accordingly may reduce water leakage dramatically. Developing a dual plan to confront water leakage seems the best way ahead."}