cshenk wrote:
> Julie Bove wrote:
>
>>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 10/28/2020 6:27 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>> On Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at 2:02:47 AM UTC-4,
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I do drink tap water. No clue what Municipal water is. Our
>>>>> water comes from Spada Lake. Not in Bothell.
>>>>>
>>>>>
> https://lynnwoodtoday.com/ask-the-en...ter-come-from/
>>>>
>>>> Really? At your age you have no idea what "municipal water" is?
>>>>
>>>> It's water the does not come from one's own private well. It's
>>>> provided by your municipality. It flows from the tap and you
>>>> receive a bill for it at regular intervals.
>>>>
>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>
>>> I have no idea how she got to be 61 years old and remain so
>>> completely clueless. We know she's not hauling buckets of
>>> water from Spada Lake to her house.
>>
>> I don't know municipality is either and I can't be bothered to use
>> the dictionary. I could however get free spring water near Martha
>> Lake though. I would have to bang my own containers.
>
> Julie, 'Municipal water' is another name for Tap water. That
> terminology may not be used for it where you are in common language so
> was not immediately recognized. If I used the term 'municiple water'
> to most of my friends, they'd look at me like I'd grown a 3rd eyeball.
>
> Carol
>

Country folks just call it "city water", even if it's a county utility.