Drinking water comes from surface water and ground water. Large-scale water supply systems tend to rely on surface water resources that come from rivers, lakes, and reservoirs and the smaller water systems tend to use ground water coming in from wells that are geologically drilled into water bearing aquifers. Aquifers are geological formations that contain water. The quantity of in an aquifer and the water produced by the well depend on the nature of the rock, sand, or soil where the well withdraws water. Drinking water wells may be as shallow as 50 feet or less to more than a 1,000 feet. Your water utility or public works department can tell you the source of your supply.

How does water get to my faucet?

In a typical community water supply system, water is transported under pressure through a distribution network of buried pipes. Smaller pipes called house service lines are attached to the main lines to bring the water in to your house. In many community water supply systems, water pressure is provided by pumping water up into storage tanks that store water at higher elevations than the houses they serve. The force of gravity then “pushes” the water into your home as you open the tap. Houses on private wells supply usually get their water from a private well. A pump brings water out of the ground and into a small tank within your home or a tank outside, where the water is stored under a controlled pressure.

depends where you live. In queens NY, we get our water from aquifers which are natural underground wells. Manhattan gets their water from reservoirs. Your water may come form either one even if you dont live in NY. They both fill by saving rainfall.

The water then goes through a plant where its filtered and certain things are added like bleach to kill bacteria and fluorine to help your teeth.

it can come from alot of differnt places

1.mountains

2.oceans after treatment

3.lakes

4.glaciers

5.ect….

his might help ,i dont really understand the question

http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/watercyclehi.html