Water , notably fresh water , is a natural resource obtained through pumping groundwater tables with a Groundwater Pump or collected with a Rainwater Harvester in the early-game. It is most useful in the early game for making Concrete Slabs in the Concrete Mixer and processing Impure Copper in a Copper Electrolysis . From mid-game, water is also obtained by Groundwater Well in World Map and Thermal Desalinator , and it is widely used for petrochemical chains and in steam power production.
It can be dumped into the ocean with a Liquid Dump , though given the abundant number of recipes requiring it and the ability of groundwater to run dry, this is not recommended in most cases.
Groundwater and rainfall
Groundwater reserves are finite and replenished only by rainfall. The rate of replenishment is seemingly dependent on the size of the reservoir, i.e. reservoir containing 15 000 units of water replenishes 14 units of water per day during rain, and 12 000 unit reservoir replenishes 11 units of water per day. Heavy rain has twice the rate of replenishment. Since the Rainwater Harvester generates only 0.5 units of water per day of rain, we can assume that a 15k reservoir generates 28*40=1120 units of water per year. Assuming that 15k reservoir is worth 28 rain collectors, and each captures 40 units of water each year. Rain seems to replenish 2.5 units of water per day in a Farm .
Recipes
Production
:
10
60
1
6
10
60
6
36
4
24
2
12
Tier II :
12
36
9
27
20
60
6
18
3
9
Tier II :
14
28
12
24
30
60
12
24
1
2
:
24
24
42
42
4080
4080
60
60
24
24
192
192
:
PROVIDES
37
3.08
/ 720
/ 60
:
36
108
2
6
6
18
20
60
12
36
20
60
:
80
160
4
8
4
8
30
60
40
80
12
24
:
80
160
4
8
8
16
30
60
60
120
18
36
Consumption
Tier II :
16
48
1
3
2
6
20
60
16
48
2
6
2
6
Tier II :
24
72
1
3
2
6
20
60
16
48
2
6
2
6
Tier II :
16
48
2
6
1
3
2
6
20
60
16
48
6
18
2
6
4
12
Tier II :
16
48
1
3
2
6
20
60
16
48
2
6
2
6
Tier II :
20
60
1
3
2
6
20
60
16
48
8
24
2
6
4
12
Tier II :
16
48
2
6
1
3
2
6
20
60
16
48
6
18
2
6
4
12
Tier II :
16
48
1
3
2
6
20
60
16
48
2
6
2
6
Tier II :
32
96
8
24
1
3
2
6
20
60
24
72
12
36
2
6
16
48
Tier II :
16
48
1
3
2
6
20
60
4
12
12
36
2
6
12
36
Tier II :
16
48
1
3
2
6
20
60
16
48
2
6
2
6
Tier I :
1
1.5
2
3
6
9
4
6
40
60
8
12
Tier I :
1
1.5
2
3
6
9
4
6
40
60
8
12
Tier I :
1
1.5
2
3
6
9
4
6
40
60
8
12
Tier I :
1
1.5
2
3
6
9
4
6
40
60
8
12
Tier II :
1
3
2
6
6
18
4
12
20
60
8
24
Tier II :
1
3
2
6
6
18
4
12
20
60
8
24
Tier II :
1
3
2
6
6
18
4
12
20
60
8
24
Tier II :
1
3
2
6
6
18
4
12
20
60
8
24
Tier III :
2
6
4
12
12
36
8
24
20
60
16
48
Tier III :
2
6
4
12
12
36
8
24
20
60
16
48
Tier III :
2
6
4
12
12
36
8
24
20
60
16
48
Tier III :
2
6
4
12
12
36
8
24
20
60
16
48
:
40
240
4
24
10
60
1
6
16
96
4
24
4
24
:
160
480
16
48
3
9
20
60
4
12
64
192
16
48
3
9
FBR :
384
384
16
16
60
60
384
384
16
16
FBR :
384
1536
16
64
1
4
15
60
384
1536
16
64
1
4
FBR :
384
96
16
4
240
60
384
96
16
4
FBR :
384
384
16
16
1
1
60
60
384
384
16
16
1
1
:
6
9
4
6
1
1.5
1
1.5
40
60
8
12
3
4.5
Tier I :
94
31.33
15
5
180
60
45
15
Tier I :
94
31.33
12
4
180
60
45
15
Tier I :
94
31.33
30
10
180
60
45
15
Tier I :
122
40.67
18
6
180
60
73
24.33
Tier I :
122
40.67
14
4.67
180
60
73
24.33
Tier I :
122
40.67
35
11.67
180
60
73
24.33
Tier I :
122
30.5
20
5
240
60
31
7.75
Tier I :
122
30.5
16
4
240
60
31
7.75
Tier I :
122
30.5
40
10
240
60
31
7.75
Tier I :
144
36
24
6
240
60
75
18.75
Tier I :
144
36
19
4.75
240
60
75
18.75
Tier I :
144
36
47
11.75
240
60
75
18.75
Tier I :
162
40.5
34
8.5
240
60
28
7
Tier I :
162
40.5
27
6.75
240
60
28
7
Tier I :
162
40.5
67
16.75
240
60
28
7
Tier I :
180
45
27
6.75
240
60
83
20.75
Tier I :
180
45
22
5.5
240
60
83
20.75
Tier I :
180
45
54
13.5
240
60
83
20.75
Tier I :
203
50.75
34
8.5
240
60
30
7.5
Tier I :
203
50.75
27
6.75
240
60
30
7.5
Tier I :
203
50.75
67
16.75
240
60
30
7.5
Tier I :
215
35.83
35
5.83
360
60
73
12.17
Tier I :
215
35.83
28
4.67
360
60
73
12.17
Tier I :
215
35.83
71
11.83
360
60
73
12.17
Tier I :
359
44.88
40
5
480
60
100
12.5
Tier I :
359
44.88
32
4
480
60
100
12.5
Tier I :
359
44.88
81
10.13
480
60
100
12.5
Tier I :
365
30.42
40
3.33
720
60
75
6.25
Tier I :
365
30.42
32
2.67
720
60
75
6.25
Tier I :
365
30.42
81
6.75
720
60
75
6.25
Tier I :
486
54
76
8.44
540
60
248
27.56
Tier I :
486
54
61
6.78
540
60
248
27.56
Tier I :
486
54
152
16.89
540
60
248
27.56
Tier II :
105
35
17
5.67
180
60
54
18
Tier II :
105
35
13
4.33
180
60
54
18
Tier II :
105
35
34
11.33
180
60
54
18
Tier II :
135
33.75
22
5.5
240
60
38
9.5
Tier II :
135
33.75
18
4.5
240
60
38
9.5
Tier II :
135
33.75
45
11.25
240
60
38
9.5
Tier II :
135
45
20
6.67
180
60
87
29
Tier II :
135
45
16
5.33
180
60
87
29
Tier II :
135
45
39
13
180
60
87
29
Tier II :
161
40.25
26
6.5
240
60
90
22.5
Tier II :
161
40.25
21
5.25
240
60
90
22.5
Tier II :
161
40.25
53
13.25
240
60
90
22.5
Tier II :
180
45
37
9.25
240
60
33
8.25