How exactly do water towers work?

Question

Is the water always up there?

How does the water get up there? I assume pumps but it all just doesn’t compute in my brain.

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Answer 1

There was actually a great video where Neil deGrasse Tyson explained this really well.

[Don’t get Neil deGrasse Tyson started on Water Towers.](https://youtu.be/VAn5xYpbVR8)