Cities: Skylines 2 – How to Clean Polluted Water Fast

by Fernando Diaz / Articles, Cities: Skylines 2 / 09 Sep 2023

Pollution’s a sneaky beast. It creeps into your water when sewage pipes are too close or ground pollution gets a bit rowdy. The thing is, it travels with the flow of the water, spreading & diluting as it mixes. But don’t let it fool ya – it can still pack a punch.

Where You Put Stuff Matters… A Lot

Placement is key, folks. Your Water Pumping Station & Sewage Outlet – think of them like your city’s kidneys. You wouldn’t want them working in a toxic environment right?? So keep ’em far enough apart to avoid cross-contamination -> Don’t put your groundwater pumps where the ground’s all funky with pollution. Just don’t…

Tools of the Trade

The game gives you some cool tools like the Water Infoview & Surface Water Flow overlay… They show you how & where your water’s moving, which is super handy.

The Cleanup Plan

Here’s how to tackle the pollution fast:

First, remove any sewage pipes causing trouble.

Then grab your Terrain Tool & select ‘Level Terrain’

Pump up the brush size, strength stays at 100…

Find a high spot & slowly drag the tool over the polluted area. Take it easy – you don’t wanna mess up your landscape.

This should clear the polluted water but if some’s left, just go over it again. Sometimes pushing the terrain around helps.

Reshape your coastline or terrain after to make it look nice.

Other Tactics??

How about a poo pond? Dig a hole near the water & direct your sewage there… It’s like a special spot just for waste.

Or take your sewage line right to the map’s edge… The game handles selling your sewage. keeping things cleaner…

Fernando Diaz

Fernando is doing what he always did, sharing his honest opinions about games whenever he can. The difference is now he is writing and not talking about it.
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