How Does Water Get to Your Faucet

How does

get to your faucet?

If you live in the city your water comes from a

The water in the reservoir is collected from rivers and brooks, from rain and snow. It is stored there and made

Pipes run under the street to carry it to you.

If you live in the

your water may come from your own well or private storage place, which was dug deep in the earth to reach the level of water, much deeper than a water reservoir.

A pump is needed to push the water into pipes to travel upward into your house.

Ellie Hopper Fall 2015 • Word and Image II Sam Fox School of Art and Design This book was set in Fira Sans Book.