Emergency Aid and Petition Systems

Settlements seeking Assembly aid must submit petitions with extensive documentation: water loss percentages, population health metrics, failed infrastructure assessments, and proposed solutions. Processing typically requires eight months, during which the Assembly evaluates "strategic value"—a settlement's contribution to regional trade, population size, and productive capacity. Frontier settlements often face disadvantage in these assessments, as their smaller populations and specialized economies rank lower than agricultural or manufacturing hubs.

Emergency audiences bypass standard processing when councils present evidence of imminent collapse (contaminated water supplies, structural failures, cascading psychic phenomena). These require Assembly delegate sponsorship and face skepticism unless supported by independent water judge verification.