Where does my water come from?

There are two kinds of water used to supply drinking water: surface water and ground water. All Piedmont Water customers are supplied with ground water. Although three-quarters of the Earth's surface is covered in water, only 1-2 percent is drinkable fresh water. It is estimated that of that drinkable water, almost 90-percent is ground water.

The water cycle begins as rain or snow and then is absorbed into the ground. Then the water travels into the earth to natural underground storage areas called aquifers. This water is then accessed by drilling wells deep into the ground and then pumped to your faucet at home.