What kind of water do we brink in the US? Rain water or ocean water?

Question

I heard we drink rain water. Is that true?

Answer 1

In a sense yes. The majority of tap water is processed from water taken from rivers. For example, the tap water where I live comes from the Mississippi river indirectly. The Mississippi gets it's water from rain run off. Who knows where the clouds that carried that water and then made that rain got the water from? Evaporation more than likely, and some of it may have evaporated over the ocean. An acre of corn for example puts 3000 gallons of water into the air everyday through evaporation directly from the leaves of the plants themselves.

Answer 2

All the water we drink is indirectly rain water.

It falls upstream of us in the form of rain or snow. It flows downhill, gathering into streams, creeks, then rivers. It's either tapped straight from the river, or gathered in a reservoir. It's treated to remove impurities (dirt, plant matter, bacteria) and have fluoride added. Then it's pumped into water tanks to be distributed to a town's inhabitants.

Answer 3

Rain water, water from underground cisterns etc...Humans cannot drink untreated sea water.

It rains, the water is collected, treated and distributed to the public, just as it is everywhere.

Answer 4

Filtered rain water.

Answer 5

No one drinks ocean water unless it has been desalinated.
We drink well water, bottled water, fire water, or any water (including rain) that has been filtered and purified.

Answer 6

Groundwater (not rivers and lakes).

Bay far, the largest source of fresh water for drinking is underground - we pump it out from wells and store it and drink it.

Answer 7

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