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[thijser]

Another way is like this
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     ^
     P
DP>H<PD
     ^
     P
DP> H<PD
      ^
      P
      E
P> is pump >^<V are dirrections off pump H is channel W is water source D is drain and E is the place you want to supply with water.

Bassically the pumps will spread the water to an ever increasly small amout and a moor "drip"the bigger you make this design the less water will come out.

[OcelotTango]

Alternatively, you could just have the pump move the later to the cistern, and before it gets there, use a diagonal square which will depressurize the water, then use a fortification at the end of the tube which dumps into a cavern or into another pump. The flow in and out will be equal, I have it working in my fortress right now.

[Kaelem Gaen]

Wait, water has to be flowing to be 'hygenic'?  Is this a game mechanic, or is the OP just doing this for roleplay purposes?  Because I just use wells over bucket filled pits that seem to work perfectly well for me, with no hygene problems and definitely no FPS issues.

At the moment I think it's partially roleplay,   Toady put syndromes in and I think Water sources that "stagnate" can increase risk of infection, but at the moment  Wells/Pumps  seem to have filtration systems built in, or at least they used to.