The City of Guelph is facing the challenge of optimizing energy usage in groundwater collection while ensuring a consistent water supply to its residents. The primary source of water for the City, 60-80% of daily water supply, is obtained from a groundwater collection system which contributes water to an aqueduct that flows by gravity approx. 5 km to a central treatment plant. Pumps are used to extract water at the source, and the City believes there may be an opportunity to recover energy from the passive (aqueduct) portion of the system, thus reducing overall net energy consumption. The city has yet to conduct modeling or assess return on investment (ROI) to confirm feasibility and costs for this application. A previous study completed by the City looked at recovering energy from a pressurized reservoir fill line using an in-pipe energy recovery system at the Paisley Pumping station, however this smaller application yielded unfavorable ROI results.