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I'm not sure how interested you might be in this but I still have some of the presentations from a class on water and wastewater treatment. Some of them cover construction of water systems.
http://www.mediafire.com/folder/udf2wnfeu2fk8/Wastewater
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Oh my! Thank you for sharing, even if I can't promise to sit down and deep-soak in this.
I wonder what other projects could the MC start after finishing this one. Electric lights, for example?
I would think the biggest problem with water towers in hilly country was stopping the water from keep filling them long after they exploded under the pressure. Thats an awful head of pressure from the intake down to the city, and any fountain, feed, or leak, is going to try and squirt back up that high unless intervening structures break the flow, block the direct pressure etc.
Simplest design Ive seen is the three pipe tank, feed, supply, and overflow, where you just let the excess flow past, which if the supply is constant, is all the time, which is all well and good if you have diverted the whole river through the water system.
Sewers are vast sizes because they are very shallow drops and so at any instance have lots of volume flowing, for a city. Even more if they are used to handle major continous flows and rainfall.
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6-10 are probably the most relevant to read through as you are writing a story, not a how-to book on water systems. Presentations 1-5 are fairly hefty on the chemistry and other detailed topics, and far more in detail than you need.
As a back-up to the magical water pump, perhaps our protagonist will remember hydraulic ram pumps. The ponies certainly have the technology to recreate one if he recalls the principles that they're based upon.
Hydraulic Ram Pump
Never have I been this excited for a story about construction.
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Judging by the title of the story, I'd guess that electricity is somewhere on Ian's ultimate list of projects.
So the Diamond Dogs outside Ponyville were the groups who did the piping in town? That explain so much.
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The Diamond Dogs, though not the nicest of creatures, are more greedy than bad. Lan just has to find a way to control that greed to his advantage, maybe negotiate with them and the crown for those gem plains we see them living in show? The time is just after Luna's banishment so for all we know they may not even live there yet.
He could use the land as the bargaining chip to get them on board with his project as just about anybody will work for a home and roof over their heads. Just an idea.
Diamond dogs dig. They like gems. If you can put the digging to good use and pay them in gems, I see this as a beneficial relationship. Mutualism. Inter-species friendships. Open to friendship with one exotic species... why not more? This could lead to a more cosmopolitan society. Friends help one another. Friendship is magic. More friends, more magic so an even more magical Equestria? Yes.
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Provided they don’t live there yet, this is also setting up the events of the show, and he will know that the diamond dogs will eventually settle elsewhere.
Failing that, are there Earth ponies on the crew? Or some Rock Farmers to outsource? We see Maud punch through a boulder several times her size in a matter of seconds. Though not as efficient diggers as Diamond Dogs, if it’s stone that is to be moved wouldn’t rock farming Earth ponies be nearly as effective?
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I would consider Earth ponies to be decent at the job but the Diamond Dogs would be considered the masters. It'd probably be considered a specialization thing.
Also, I'm not sure about rock farmers, maybe that job hasn't been introduced yet.
For diamond dogs I would consider a gem finding spell and equitable arrangements to lend a unicorn's assistance finding loads of gems.
Just make sure the water tower is sealed in a way that only a professional can gain access to, and no one else can get in. You don't want anything to be/get in there, like dead body or something.
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O-oh dear. How did that turn up in there?
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old comment to reply to but... uhh.... try not to "deep soak" in wastewater, it's bad for your health
I do believe the pipe dream is coming down the pipeline
I believe you mean Water Lily.
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Oops, wrong mare!