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I was wanting to go the high pressure route and exploit the pelton effect. 30 ft of head is only 15 PSI, so I guess that's not very high pressure. Then there's all the losses.
I came to the conclusion none of it was worth doing. Would have been neat as an experiment / hobby though.
My dad still entertains the idea of creating a pond from the spring. That would be a good way to get head height, but building the dam seems a doozy and would flood a decent amount of land. Probably more useful as a source of irrigation water for the 30 acres of currently unirrigated farmland.
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