How is it possible that very large cities, such as NYC or Tokyo, are able to supply fresh water to the whole city? How does the water supply not run out?
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NYC’s water comes from large reservoirs located upstate, meaning in the areas of New York State located north of NYC itself. Those reservoirs are up to 125 miles away and deliver over a billion gallons a day to the 9M+ residents of the city. Many people consider the high quality of the water to be one of the reasons that bagels and pizza in NYC are so delicious and there are some reports that shops and restaurants outside the city will even have the water sent to them so that such quality of flavor can be available to NYC transplants looking for their bagel and pizza “fix” in areas such as Vegas and parts of Florida! I lived in NYC for 14 years and never felt any desire to drink bottled water. [wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_water_supply_system)
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