University of the Virgin Islands

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Water Resources Research Institute Photo Gallery

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01. John Brewer's Bay Beach at UVI in St. Thomas (Water Supplies in the U.S. Virgin Islands)
02. Rainfall varies throughout the year in the Virgin Islands (Water Supplies in the U.S. Virgin Islands)
03. Surface water supplies in the USVI are limited. Catchment used for cattle watering. (Water Supplies in the U.S. Virgin Islands)
04. Terracing was once used to decrease water runoff (Water Supplies in the U.S. Virgin Islands)
05. Creque Dam in St. Croix once supplied water to Fredericksted (Water Supplies in the U.S. Virgin Islands)
06. Concrete hillside catchment (Water Supplies in the U.S. Virgin Islands)
07. Removal of old water catchment in St. Thomas (Water Supplies in the U.S. Virgin Islands)
08. Old hillside catchment built by the U.S. Navy (Water Supplies in the U.S. Virgin Islands)
09. Gutters should be kept clean (Water Supplies in the U.S. Virgin Islands)
10. Roof catchment should be kept clean (Water Supplies in the U.S. Virgin Islands)
11. Cistern incorporated into a house's foundation (Water Supplies in the U.S. Virgin Islands)
12. Water was once harvested from Market Square roof in St. Thomas (Water Supplies in the U.S. Virgin Islands)
13. Cistern used to collect water from the hills at the University of the Virgin Islands (St. Thomas Campus) (Water Supplies in the U.S. Virgin Islands)
14. Gauge for measuring water level in cistern (Water Supplies in the U.S. Virgin Islands)
15. Storage for water from hillside catchment (Water Supplies in the U.S. Virgin Islands)
16. Typical cistern in the USVI (Water Supplies in the U.S. Virgin Islands)
17. Typical cistern in the USVI (Water Supplies in the U.S. Virgin Islands)
18. Typical cistern in the USVI (top view) (Water Supplies in the U.S. Virgin Islands)
19. Old navy vessel used to convert salt water to fresh water (Water Supplies in the U.S. Virgin Islands)
20. Water filtration system for cistern supply (Water Supplies in the U.S. Virgin Islands)
21. Water desalination plant on St. Thomas (Water Supplies in the U.S. Virgin Islands)
22. Salt water was once used for fire fighting in the USVI (Water Supplies in the U.S. Virgin Islands)
23. Old salt water pump station in St. Thomas (Water Supplies in the U.S. Virgin Islands)
24. Salt water pump station (Water Supplies in the U.S. Virgin Islands)
25. Old salt water pump station in St. Thomas (Water Supplies in the U.S. Virgin Islands)
26. Wells provide a small portion of the water supply in the Virgin Islands (Water Supplies in the U.S. Virgin Islands)
27. Old well on Back Street, St. Thomas (Water Supplies in the U.S. Virgin Islands)
28. View of Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas. Most homes are served by rainwater catchment (Water Supplies in the U.S. Virgin Islands)