Water system

Contributor/author(s): Kyle D.J.

Water source capacities (in millions of units per month):

 600   Water Tower
1500   Water Pump (must be near fresh water)
5000   Desalination Plant (must be adjacent to salt water)

Water source life expectancies (in years):

130   Water Tower
110   Water Pump
100   Desalination Plant

Water pump effectiveness versus distance from water:

100%   1 tile from water (can be diagonal).
 20%   2 tiles from water.
  0%   More than 2 tiles from water.

Pipes will water buildings whose centres are within 7 tiles. Pipes are 100% efficient (no losses due to leaks, pressure, distance, number of pipes, etc.).

Amount of water consumed by each building (in millions of units per month):

Building                             Per Tile   Total
~~~~~~~~                             ~~~~~~~~   ~~~~~

Anything not listed (default)               0      0

Transportation

Train Station                               8      32
Subway Station                             20      20
Subway to Rail                             20      20
Bus Station                                12      12

Utilities

Coal Power Plant                           10     160
Oil Power Plant                            10     160
Nuclear Power Plant                        10     160
Recycling Center                           15     135
Incinerator                                15     135
Waste-to-Energy Incinerator                15     135
Gas Power Plant                             8     128
Microwave Power Plant                       5      80
Fusion Power Plant                          5      80
Solar Power Plant                           3      48
Wind Power Plant                            0       0

Safety/Health/Education

School                                     10      90
City College                               10      90
Hospital                                    7      63
Fire Station                                6      54
City Jail                                   6      54
Police Station                              5      45
Museum                                      5      45
Library                                     5      20

Entertainment

City Zoo                                   10     160
Large Park                                 16     144
Baseball                                    9     144
Playground                                  5      20
Pond                                        5      20
Marina                                      2      18
Small Park                                 15      15
Fountain                                    3       3

Rewards

University                                  9     900
Theme Park                                  8     512
Stadium                                    13     325
Military Base                               2     200
Country Club                                5     125
Medical Research Center                     9      81
Space Port                                  3      75
City Hall                                   6      54
Geyser Park                                 2      50
Stock Exchange                              3      48
Mayor's House                               9      36
Performing Arts Center                      3      12
Lighthouse                                  1       4

Opportunities

GigaMall 9th Wonder of the World           14     350
Casino Row                                 14     350
Toxic Waste Plant                          12     300
Maximum Security Prison                    12     300

Zones

Airport                                     8      -
Seaport                                     6      -
LD LLV Res                                  2      -
LD MLV Res                                  2      -
LD HLV Res                                  3      -
MD LLV Res                                  5      -
MD MLV Res                                  6      -
MD HLV Res                                  8      -
HD LLV Res                                 11      -
HD MLV Res                                 13      -
HD HLV Res                                 14      -
LD LLV Com                                  1      -
LD HLV Com                                  2      -
MD LLV Com                                  4      -
MD HLV Com                                  6      -
HD LLV Com                                  8      -
HD HLV Com                                 10      -
LD Dirty Ind                                2      -
MD Dirty Ind                                5      -
HD Dirty Ind                               11      -
LD Clean Ind                                1      -
MD Clean Ind                                5      -
HD Clean Ind                                9      -
Agriculture (LD Ind)                       10      -

Res = Residential
Com = Commercial
Ind = Industrial
LD = Low Density
MD = Medium Density
HD = High Density
LLV = Low Land Value
MLV = Medium Land Value
HLV = High Land Value

All water consumptions above are lowered by ordinances as follows:

10%   Water Conservation
 5%   Water Meters

Running your water system is easy. All of your water sources combined must produce more water than your buildings demand. If you experience a water shortage (and your pipes have everything connected), simply add more water sources. Any changes will not become active until the end of the month. Also, there are no seasonal fluctuations in the water system