Yes that's correct and if you had read the NEC 250.131c , you would find
that by attaching the water line, and ground rods, etc, together it forms
the grounding electrode system, and that a grounding conductor for a
replacement grounding outlet ,can be attached to any part of that system,
which includes the main cold water pipe extending no more than five feet
into the building



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RBM wrote:
When "because charlie morgan says" becomes the bible on electrical
wiring, I'll listen to you, but until then I tend to go by the
"National Electric Code", which backs up my statements in the section
referenced

Then your code book is wrong. The purpose of attaching a ground to a water
pipe is to ground the water pipe!

This protects the homeowner or plumber when dealing with a (possibly
broken) electrical appliance near the pipes.