If you’re feeling overwhelmed in the new city-building simulator from Colossal Order, then you might be facing a Cities: Skylines 2 sewage backup crisis. But before you start pulling your hair out, take a step back, follow this guide, and you’ll find that dealing with a sewage backup is actually quite simple.
There’s a variety of issues you can face during your playthrough of the game like industrial zone traffic, but mishandling a sewage problem could lead to water pollution.
So, let’s get started on fixing that Cities: Skylines 2 sewage backup problem before it gets any worse.
What causes sewage backup in Cities: Skylines 2?
Sewage backup in Cities: Skylines 2 is caused by a lack of water-draining facilities.
Cities: Skylines 1 has standard drain pipes and water treatment plants available in the base game, with plenty of additional draining facility buildings through DLC. We can expect a similar set of options for Cities: Skylines 2.
You can tell that your city is experiencing sewage backup when a certain area has an icon of a grey pipe spewing out brown water on top of it. If you zoom in on your map, you will see that several different structures have this icon, indicating each individual building experiencing sewage backup.
How to stop sewage backup in Cities: Skylines 2
You can stop sewage backup by following a few simple steps. Here’s what you need to do.
- Open your Utilities menu.
- Head to Water and Sewage.
- Select the Water Drain Pipe.
- Place the Water Drain Pipe near a body of water.
- Connect the Water Drain Pipe to the affected pipe system.
It’s important to be mindful of where you place the new Water Drain Pipe. If you place it on one of your clean water sources, that source will become contaminated and eventually lead to pollution.
And that’s it for our guide on stopping sewage backup in Cities: Skylines 2. While you’re here, you might also want to check if your city is being affected by noise pollution.