Re: Back to the Future
Also - it's unclear who will suffer from having the energy removed from the water flow, but it's highly likely to be consumers. Shitty low-pressure shower anyone?
My guess is that in most municipal water systems, adding micro hydro in the delivery pipes would end up requiring more pumps or taller towers to maintain acceptable pressures. If the pressure drops too much you also risk back flows that will contaminate the water.
There are probably situations where reservoirs and water sources are at higher elevations than necessary, but I doubt there are very many.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
