How We Collect Water

People collect water in many different ways. For example, some people:

have water supplied to their homes. Water stored in reservoirs is piped to their homes. All they have to do is turn on a tap.
collect the rain that falls onto the roof of their house. They store it in tanks, and pump it through water pipes to their homes.
collect water from streams, rivers or lakes, using buckets or other containers.
get their water from under the ground. Some dig wells and use buckets; others use machinery to pump the water up.