Let’s start at the source. Your water isn’t born in a pipe—it’s stolen from a river, a lake, or an underground aquifer. (Yeah, it’s basically heist-level looting, but legal.)
Think about your local reservoir. That’s a big, man-made lake where water chills out, waiting for its big break. Nobody drinks it raw, though. It’s full of fish poop, algae, and who-knows-what else. You’re not that desperate.
So, the system sucks it up via giant intake pipes. And here’s the kicker: those pipes can be huge—like, big enough to drive a car through. Wild, right? (Please don’t test that theory.)
