Brown Water

[Stally447]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2358587235

so i assume the brown is because of pollution. but is there a way to get rid of it and return it to blue? we have a waste filter which is now working, but we think the water is still turning more brown

[SLG-Dennis]

No, water once polluted cannot be restored.

[Stally447]

Originally posted by SLG-Dennis:

No, water once polluted cannot be restored.

thats a shame, the water looks like someone took a dump into it xD. wanted to make it beautiful again

[SLG-Dennis]

Well, that's exactly what you did :)

[Stally447]

Originally posted by SLG-Dennis:

Well, that's exactly what you did :)

"_" should create something like a water purifier or something that can clean the water and return it to normal

[The Talented Wilford Brimley]

Purified water is kind of a misnomer. Water that comes out of the Water Filters is still unusable. It's just way less harmful to the environment. I was pulling my hair out trying to figure out why when I ran water from the filter into my clean water system the whole line would shut down. Workstations cannot use water from the Filters. I always wind up pumping it deep underground.

Like Dennis said, it cannot be 'completely' restored; Just made less destructive.

[Stally447]

Originally posted by The Talented Wilford Brimley:

Purified water is kind of a misnomer. Water that comes out of the Water Filters is still unusable. It's just way less harmful to the environment. I was pulling my hair out trying to figure out why when I ran water from the filter into my clean water system the whole line would shut down. Workstations cannot use water from the Filters. I always wind up pumping it deep underground.

Like Dennis said, it cannot be 'completely' restored; Just made less destructive.

that should be mentioned in the description of the item. a bit misleading if you ask me

[The Talented Wilford Brimley]

Yeah, I agree. The description just says "treats raw sewage', and the output for it is also kind of misleading. And it took a lot of googling to get close to an answer I found on reddit. I think an assumption was made that players wouldn't assume the water became potable, but we all first assumed it would be made into usable water.

Maybe the description could be changed to "Filters raw sewage to have less impact on the environment." Or just add "Does not make potable/useable water."

[Stally447]

Originally posted by The Talented Wilford Brimley:

Yeah, I agree. The description just says "treats raw sewage', and the output for it is also kind of misleading. And it took a lot of googling to get close to an answer I found on reddit. I think an assumption was made that players wouldn't assume the water became potable, but we all first assumed it would be made into usable water.

Maybe the description could be changed to "Filters raw sewage to have less impact on the environment." Or just add "Does not make potable/useable water."

yeah

[SLG-Dennis]

The water is clean enough to no pollute, it just can't be used as input water for machines, to prevent such loops.

[Stally447]

Originally posted by SLG-Dennis:

The water is clean enough to no pollute, it just can't be used as input water for machines, to prevent such loops.

i feel robbed, i want my gorgeous water back xD, i cant take screenshots no more without the disgusting brown mess xD

[The Talented Wilford Brimley]

Originally posted by Stally447:

i feel robbed, i want my gorgeous water back xD, i cant take screenshots no more without the disgusting brown mess xD

Pump it deep below ground. I've taken to setting up workshops outside of the mines, then pumping all the waste inside about 20-30 blocks below the surface, and slowly refilling the mine with tailings. So far 0 ground pollution. And the sewage doesn't even form pools (not sure if it's supposed to or not).

[SLG-Dennis]

It's not supposed to :)

[Stally447]

Originally posted by The Talented Wilford Brimley:

Originally posted by Stally447:

i feel robbed, i want my gorgeous water back xD, i cant take screenshots no more without the disgusting brown mess xD

Pump it deep below ground. I've taken to setting up workshops outside of the mines, then pumping all the waste inside about 20-30 blocks below the surface, and slowly refilling the mine with tailings. So far 0 ground pollution. And the sewage doesn't even form pools (not sure if it's supposed to or not).

gonna have to do it anyway with the wet tailings.

[frenchy128]

Will full water filtration be an option in future releases? I also ran into the issue where I assumed the filtered water can be reused, but wouldn't a full filtration solution be a solution?

[SLG-Dennis]

We at least don't have any plans for that currently.