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11 MeetingWaterNeedsasaMajor Challenge in anUrbanContext 185 Fig. 4:Municipal Archiveof Krems, accountbook AD1516, fol. 159. of pipes at thewell at HoherMarkt (Fig.4). Apart from separately listed iron pipes, expenses weremostly causedbywoodenpipeswhichhad tobedrilled, repairedor replaced. Likewater vat inlets, thepipeconnectionswere sealedwithhemp.24Duringexcavationwork in the south- east of themedieval town of Krems (Drinkweldergasse/Ringstrasse), a paved courtyardwith a stonewellwasuncovered.Abasin cladwith loam tomake it impermeable towater couldhave beenusedas apool to raise fishor keep it fresh.25 An instruction in the fishers’ order of 1579 to offer fish for sale in fish troughs at the market and not on boats on the Danube leads us to the conclusion that vatsmust have also beenavailable inKremsfor thesellingof fish.26Thepurchaseofa lockable irongratingsuggests that thewellwasnot freely accessible at all times.27 Expenditures for thewells at theTäglicher Markt (Daily Market) and the Korngrieß, the trading place of corn (now: Körnermarkt) were madeinthesameyear.28Providingfreshwaterwascloselyconnectedto takingcareof function- ing sewagesystems.TheaccountbooksofViennadocumentnumerousconstructionand repair works on sewage drains, for instance under butchers’ vending tables, nearHafnerturm, at the 24 Municipal Archive of Krems, Account book 1516, 159f.; Hoffmann 2000, 101–124; Rippmann 2008; Baeriswyl 2008, 57–61. 25 Hinterwallner 2013, 188 (schematic layout planof the excavatedarea). 190f. 26 Brunner 1953, 234. 27 MunicipalArchiveofKrems,Account book 1516, 162–173. 28 MunicipalArchiveofKrems,Account book 1516, 174f.