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Newsletter of the V.J. Planning Office and the V.I. Water Resources Research Center \ WAR=TA~ Caribbean Research Institute College of the Virgin Islands, St.Thomas, US.Virgin Islands 00801 809/774-1252 Ext. 250 Vol. 3, No. 1 Jan.-Feb., 1980 Edited By: Henry Smith PRATT RESIGNS Albert E. Pratt has resigned from his position as Research Associate at the Water Center. While at the Center, Pratt made many signifi- cant contributions. Among the reports he produced are: ''Problem-. Research Analysis in the US Virgin Islands Insular Region, Atlantic Subregion" in February 1978. "The Water Economy of a Low Flush Toilet in a Water Defi- cient Region" in July 1979. He coauthored "Waterplan-A Compre- hensive Water Management Frame- work for the US Virgin Islands" in June 1979. He also was the editor for the first issues of WAA'TA. The logo of the Center is a creation of his. We here at the Center would like to thank Pratt for all he did while with us and for the contri- butions he made to the VI com- munity while in the islands. We extend our best wishes to him for success in all his future endeayors . * * * QUESTIONNAIRE BEING CIRUCLATED As part of the study, ‘Water Management Under Conditions of Extreme Scarcity: The US Virgin Islands", the Water Center is circulating a questionnaire. The questionnaire is intended to identify how various sectors of the community value and use fresh water and to determine attitudes toward water conservation. Since the reliability of the results of the questionnaire increases with the number of res- pondents, we are attempting to get responses from as many people as possible from all sections of the community. If you or a group you are associated with, has not been contacted and wish to assist us by completing questionnaires, or if you have any suggestions, please give us a call at 774-1252 ext. 251 or write to us at the College. * * * SHEPPARD EXPRESSES THANKS George R. Sheppard recently called us to say he has been receiving many orders for his book Fresh Water From the Sea and What it Means to Me. He is very grateful to those of you that ordered copies. For those of you who do not have copies and wish to, copies are available at a cost of $11.00 from Mr. Sheppard at P.O. Box 905, Christiansted, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands 00820. * * * POSITION VACANT The Water Center is accepting appli- WAPA WATER Production (Gailons) St. Thomas 20,/75,786 24,827,450 St. Croix 28,600,014 47,985,377 In this issue of WAA TA' our feature is a graph of monthly rainfall statis- tics for 1970-1979 for St. Thomas and St. Croix. The curves (in the adja- cent column) are based on data sup- plied by John A. Yntema for tainfall at Sprat Hall, St. Croix and by Partick M. Rice for rainfall in St. Thomas and St. John. We thank them for their contribution. PURLICATION OF INTEREST “Controlling Land Use for Water manage- ment and Urban Growth management A Policy Analysis" by S.I. Schwarte, R. A. Johnston, Jr. Blackmarr and D.E. Hansen is a new publication of the California Water Resources Research Center. In the report eighteen land use control measures are analyzed with indepth examination given to: full- free acquisition, transferable development rights, resource zoning, preferential taxation, betterment taxation and resource zoning combined with preferential taxation. Resource zoning and resource zoning combined with preferential taxation were found to be the most promising. Copies of this publication, which should be of interest to all interested in land use planning, may be obtained from: Water Resources Research Center, University of California, 2102 Wickson Hall, Davis, CA 95616. 6Z6T-OL6T IASN UF TTeFUTeY OL. €Z, ZL, TZ. OL4AT 7, GL. Ld, 82, 6261 uyor*3s --- sewourt‘is XTOI9 ‘aS Rainfall (Inches) Ss co oO Oo Oo So oO Oo S se .