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  2. Ambridge pump failure leaves thousands without water ... - AOL

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    Thousands of residents across Ambridge woke up Thursday morning with no access to water in their homes after a pump failure occurred at the Ambridge Water Authority plant early in the morning.

  3. Failures of water supply and sanitation systems - Wikipedia

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    RWSN (Rural Water Supply Network) estimated in 2010 that only two out of three handpumps are working at any time. [2] Figures collated by the RWSN in 2007 indicate an average rate of 36% non-functionality for hand pumps across 21 countries. This level of failure represents a total investment of between $1.2 and $1.5 billion in the last 20 years ...

  4. Pump - Wikipedia

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    Derelict windmill connected to water pump with water storage tank in the foreground. Examining pump repair records and mean time between failures (MTBF) is of great importance to responsible and conscientious pump users. In view of that fact, the preface to the 2006 Pump User's Handbook alludes to "pump failure" statistics.

  5. Taum Sauk Hydroelectric Power Station - Wikipedia

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    This led to the catastrophic failure of a triangular section of the reservoir wall and the release of 1 billion US gallons (3,800,000 m 3) of water in 12 minutes. The sudden release sent a 20-foot (6 m) crest of water northwest of the reservoir about 1.75 mi (3 km) down the ridge to the East Fork of the Black River inside the north upstream ...

  6. Pumping station - Wikipedia

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    Further, any failure or leakage of the pumps or pipework can discharge sewage directly into the dry well with complete flooding not an uncommon occurrence. As a result, the electric motors are normally mounted above the overflow, top water level of the wet well, usually above ground level, and drive the sewage pumps through an extended vertical ...

  7. Hydraulic ram - Wikipedia

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    A hydraulic ram pump, ram pump, or hydram is a cyclic water pump powered by hydropower. It takes in water at one " hydraulic head " (pressure) and flow rate, and outputs water at a higher hydraulic head and lower flow rate.