Water towers

why are water towers traditionally built high off the ground?

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Hi,
Simply because water flows downwards (by Gravitation) and hence it has 2B higher than the customer's tabs.  To raise water to higher places (compaired to the water tower) one needs to pump it up. 
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Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things.

For a detailed answer read http://www.howstuffworks.com/water.htm.


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