Pumped storage water electric power generation facilities

A pumped storage electricity generating system, comprising:

• a water feed line for introducing water into a pressure vessel;
• water flow valves communicating with the pressure vessel to control introduction of water into the pressure vessel;
• a water discharge line for allowing water under pressure to exit the pressure vessel downstream to a hydroelectric turbine;
• a push plate mounted for reciprocating movement in the pressure vessel between opposed first and second ends of the pressure vessel;
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• a single motor operatively connected to the push plate and adapted for reciprocating the push plate linearly between a first direction wherein water is drawn into the pressure vessel through the water flow valves and a second direction wherein water is conveyed downstream through the water discharge line under pressure to the hydroelectric turbine;
• wherein the pumped hydroelectric generation facility includes an upper reservoir, a feed water penstock that feeds water gravitationally from the upper reservoir to and through a power house that includes a hydroelectric turbine and into a lower reservoir;
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• wherein the upper reservoir and the lower reservoir are contained in respective upper and lower impoundments constructed of encapsulated CCR, reinforced CCR slopes and a covering of vegetation.