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Can we say that the pressure in the water pipes is increasing when it is raining heavy? Reasoning is that if the water company takes water from a nearby lake or river, rain causes higher water height in lake or river which causes higher hydrostatic pressure in the source which affects the pressure in the water pipes. So has this reasoning any validity or is it that the water companies use infrastructure and machinery that isolates the pressure in the source from the pressure in the pipe network and can maintain stable pressure in the pipes?