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What creates water pressure in a home on a municipal system?

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When water is pumped from a well, lake, or river it is sometimes sent to a treatment plant and then a water storage tank. This tank is higher than your house and water flows to the lowest open point (your tap). There is .43 psi per foot of water so the higher the tank is above your house the more pressure you will have.

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