To: RansomOttawa
Water flows downhill, so gravity pressurizes the water supply. That's why municipal water is often kept in those mushroom-shaped towers—as much water as possible is kept as high as possible. But the article specifically stated “...Eight pumps will push 54-million gallons of water 10 miles uphill every day...”
10 miles seems awful high :)
51 posted on
09/04/2015 10:45:11 AM PDT by
mountn man
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To: mountn man; RansomOttawa
Just an FYI, 10 miles equals 52,800 ft.
That means water pressure would be 22867 psi
52 posted on
09/04/2015 10:49:13 AM PDT by
mountn man
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