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Water Requirements
Your citizens will require water in order to survive. Making sure they are well supplied is one of your key responsibilities. To forecast how much water your citizens will need you can , use the following formula:
(5*(Infra/1000))*Population
Water Pumps
Water Pumps are used to extract water from the ground. They are the most inexpensive source of water, but they maintenance is slightly more per each gallon produced.
- Pumps will produce 5,000 Gallons/day.
- The first pump costs $500 and increases with each purchase.
- Each pump has a maintenance of $100/day.
- As of 2/15/09, there is no longer a penalty for have more than 20 water pumps.
Treatment Plants
Treatment Plants are used to clean your city's water for further consumption.
- The first plant will cost $150,000 and increase with each purchase.
- Each facility has a maintenance of $1,500/day.
- One treatment plant is required for every 15,000 in population.
Desalination
Desalination Facilities use electrical power to make fresh clean water for drinking from seawater.
- The first facility costs $500,000 and increases with each purchase.
- Each one produces 30,000/day.
- The maintenance costs are $1,500/day and 1MW of power.
Reservoir
A reservoir is a lake-like area where water is stored until needed.
- They produce 100,000 Gallons/day
- The first facility costs $250,000 and increases with each purchase.
- The maintenance costs are $1,500/day for each.
- An environmental penalty of 1.25% will be taken for each one built.