Wars have been fought and people have died over water.

Throughout history, water has often been the reason for the success and failure of cultures. For many of us the solution for a source of the last item - water, has been there always. Long before we became accustomed (and spoiled) to the modern day delivery of services, our forefathers relied on simpler methods to address these issues. The most common solutions were provided by the streams, waterways and rivers. More often than not, they were the sole source of this liquid gold. Man has always had a need to move water from one point to another. After years of toll and hard work, humans soon begin understanding the power of water and developed ways to harness it.

We have all seen or heard of water wheels. Another popular source that developed was pumps. Pumps were soon celebrated as an easy, efficient and cheap means of moving water. With electricity, simple forms of pumps such as a hand pump were soon abandoned. With the current Y2K concerns that have swept the world, It is again time that we harness these simpler ways of moving water. 

A pump has one primary function, to transfer energy from the source of power to a fluid, and as a result - create a greater pressure on the fluid flow and/or lift. The pump can provide these three types of energy to water: lift, velocity, and pressure. Pumps are commonly used in irrigation and drainage systems. They're used to lift water from a lower elevation to a higher elevation and/or add pressure to the water.

Created by a frenchman over a 100 years ago, the first self-acting water ram
was a success. One such pump that has had a long history, is commonly referred to as a Ram Pump. It is an inexpensive and capable solution for pumping volumes of water without any electricity. Such pumps use the force of running water to pump water up an elevation. With just six feet of drop, a Ram Pump can pump water 100 feet up a hill. They are literally capable of pumping thousands of gallons per day and are often used in rural or remote communities. 

Although not a modern day or computerized  technology, the Hydraulic ram pump is a time tested success. Its energy efficient use of large amounts of water flowing
downward to push small amounts of that water to higher target points, make it not
only very efficient but very inexpensive to operate. With the availability of a water
source such as a spring, stream or other moving water source, It can be used to
supply or augment another water source providing drinking water, irrigation or a
livestock water source.

These water pumps can lift up to 20 percent of the water that flows into them -
depending on the differences in the height between the water inlet point and the
outlet point or target. This translates to approximately one tenth of the water
volume flowing into the pump can be pumped to a height ten times greater than this
point. Where the water source flows constantly and the usable fall from the water
source to the pump location is at least 3 feet, the hydraulic ram pump is ideal.

All that is needed is a source of flowing water, gravity, pipe, and the RH Industries Aqua-Ram Pump.