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How Does a Hydraulic Ram Pump Work?

A hydraulic ram is a clever device invented over 200 years ago that can pump water uphill with no other external source of ...
A recent video on TikTok is making waves by showing an old-school trick that helps pump water without plugging anything in. In a world where most of us rely on electricity for everything, this ...
Feb. 12—A pump station that's the workhorse of moving water uphill to mountainside homes in Waynesville is getting a $225,000 retrofit. The pump station is the first stop in a chain of six pumps that ...
WEST GREENWICH – Ram Pond, visible through the trees just off the Coney Brook Loop Trail, is named for the ramming sound made by a mechanism that was used in the 1800s to pump water up a steep ...
Imagine you have a natural stream running through a low-lying area on your farm. It’s a great source of fresh water, only you really need it to irrigate some crops sitting at a higher elevation. The ...
Editor’s note: This article is published through the Great Salt Lake Collaborative, a solutions journalism initiative that partners news, education and media organizations to help inform people about ...
Several years ago, I recall hearing about the cost of electricity for pumping water uphill from the Animas River to Lake Nighthorse. If my memory is correct, the amount was $60,000 in a 24-hour day.
A solar-powered submersible pump was installed at the Mudobu spring with with funding support from the Titan Company Limited ...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Water has flowed from Northern California's snow-capped peaks to the south's parched cities ever since the California Aqueduct was built in the 1960s. Now, amid one of the worst ...