How does the city blend water with a distribution system?

The system operates using pumps, which create a pressure in the distribution system.

The Certified Water Operators have the ability to set the pressure at wells 4, 5, and at the reservoirs. Depending on water demand and other factors, water will be provided into the distribution system at different locations, where it encounters water from another source and is mixed. For example, if the pressure set point at the Oxford reservoir is higher than well Numbers 4 and 5 and the Merklin reservoir, and the demand is low, then the Oxford water could be providing water to the majority of the system and will mix with the minimal amount of water provided by the other sources.

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1. How is the City able to blend its water?
2. How does the city blend water with a distribution system?
3. How does the city blend water with reservoirs?