5200 BC
The First Neolithic remains found in the Maltese islands date from 5200 BC.
Timeline
3600 BC
The Megalithic Temples are built in Malta around 3600 BC.
1000 BC
Around 1000 BC Phoenicians from Tyre colonise the Maltese islands.
400 BC
Around 400 BC the Maltese islands come under the control of Carthage.
218 BC
In 218 BC the Maltese islands come under the control of the Romans.
10th - 13th century AD
It is estimated that the Perched Aquifer Galleries are built during the late Arab-Norman period, between the 10th and the early 13th century AD.
1530 to 1798 AD
The Maltese islands are ruled by the Knights of the order of St John from 1530 to 1798.
Early 17th century.
The aqueduct bringing water to Valletta was constructed by the Grandmaster Wignacourt in the early 17th century.
1800 - 1964
Between 1800 and 1964 the Maltese islands become part of the British Empire.
1960
The Ta’ Kandja galleries of Malta are in use up until the 1960s.
Late 20th century
Desalination Plants start to be constructed from the late 20th century onwards, after the Maltese Islands become independent from Great Britain and become a Republic.Second half of the 20th century
In the second half of the 20th century onwards many dams are constructed in valleys mainly aimed at boosting the recharge of the mean-sea-level aquifer.
Today
Today Malta water supply is mainly dependent on Reverse Osmosis.