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[yiggdrasill]

im aware I can use pumps to clean water, but how do I get a steady supply without a river? im not a huge fan of not having a hospital but need water to get one going (even though my last fort died because I had a good hospital, those werebeast bites can spread like wildfire when the military isn't looking)

[Seleucian]

There's almost always fresh water in the caverns, unless you're really unlucky or changed some world gen settings.

[anewaname]

From the surface: If your embark is not too hot, gets rain, and you have surface ponds, you can use a pump to drain them partially then wait for rain to refill them.

From the caverns: If one of the caverns has water, you can have a bucket brigade fill a 6 or 8 tile aquifer for your hospital's well (be sure to seal the cavern entry points after, as FBs move fast).

If there was an aquifer on your embark, dig in...