On Mon, 5 Sep 2011 11:56:09 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> On Mon, 05 Sep 2011 10:40:35 -0400, George wrote:
>
>> On 9/5/2011 7:56 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Sun, 4 Sep 2011 22:45:17 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>> Somewhere - there is a pump pumping water through the plumbing system.
>>> And it's not manned by the Keebler Elves (OBFood).
>>
>> Or the magic of gravity. In our area all of the water comes from
>> reservoirs in the nearby mountains.
>
> I think there would still need to be pumps somewhere, no?
>
> -sw

It's gravity fed from the water towers in most locales. But yes, you do
have to pump it up to the tower.

I would guess that the exception would be a water treatment plant higher
than the water tower. I would also guess that this is extremely rare.

TFM® (of course, I could be totally wrong)