# Natural reservoirs and Water and sanitation

Water and sanitation depends on natural reservoirs.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/natural-reservoirs-and-water-and-sanitation/

[Natural reservoirs](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_natural_stores/) (energy) and [Water and sanitation](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/water_sanitation/) (industry): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Industry input

*Physical flow · Criticality 5 of 5 · Natural reservoirs → Water and sanitation*

1 of the enterprise types in Water and sanitation depend on natural reservoirs; for the most dependent, it rates 5 out of 5 on criticality.

- **1** enterprise types depend on it
- **5 of 5** highest criticality

Enterprise types that depend on it:

- Bulk raw-water and reservoir authorities: aquifers and reservoirs act as stores (criticality 5 of 5)

Built from the site data on production routes, energy flows, industry value chains, input-output tables and prices.