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Folks in Rome figured it out thousands of years ago. Still works, last I checked. Los Angeles and San Diego both get water from the Colorado River, hundreds of
by i_am_proteus 5y ago
Folks in Rome figured it out thousands of years ago. Still works, last I checked. Los Angeles and San Diego both get water from the Colorado River, hundreds of miles away.
- jjtheblunt 5y agobut aquaducts flow downhill, and folks are discussing sending water to Arizona and New Mexico, both at much higher elevation than where the water being discussed originates
- i_am_proteus 5y agoIt is possible to move water to a higher elevation by means of a pump. The water can then flow down hill. This is the same technology that is used to raise groundwater to the surface, and to distribute water from many reservoirs. It is in economic use today. The aqueduct I mentioned, that which brings water from the Colorado river to Southern California, uses several pumps to raise the elevation of theaqueduct along its course.