How does the water that comes out of your taps stay clean enough to drink as it travels through the pipes from the water treatment plant to your house?

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How does the water that comes out of your taps stay clean enough to drink as it travels through the pipes from the water treatment plant to your house?

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The system is pressurized, so anywhere with a leak will leak *out* instead of *in* until it can be repaired.

Since the water is purified and chlorinated you don’t get bacterial buildup in the pipes, but you may get mineral deposits.

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