How does clean water reach your tap?
Water's Secret Journey
How does clean water reach your tap?
You turn the tap and out comes water — clear, cold, ready to drink. But where was it ten minutes ago? A week ago? Let's follow one drop backwards through its journey to your kitchen.
Your drop started this morning in a pipe under your street. Hundreds of pipes run beneath every neighborhood like underground rivers, pressurized so water rushes toward any tap that opens. The pressure comes from pumps and tall water towers — gravity pulls water down from height, which pushes it through the system with enough force to reach your second-floor bathroom.
