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COLLEGE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, CARIBBEAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE, ST. THOMAS, V.1. 00801 VOLUME VI, NUMBER 2 June 1983 Research: Projects & Plans WATER Two related reports on QUALITY the quality of water REPORTS from two different NOW sources in the Virgin Islands are now avail- able to the public. Both reports were prepared by Harvey Winters and Irwin Isquith of Fairleigh Dickinson University under contracts with the Caribbean Research Institute. The first of these reports is Microbial Analysis of Domestic AVAILABLE thepresenceofcoliform bacteria, fecal streptococcus and Salmonella in most cisterns sampled. The second report, Microbial Quality of Water in Old Wells and the Public Distribution System in the U.S. Virgin Islands, had as Cistern Water in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The objective of this study was to determine whether cistern water supplies in the Virgin Islands, which are not covered by the Safe Drinking Water Act, pose a potential health hazard to their users. Cistern water supplies were studied to assess the types of heterotrophic bacteria, algae and protozoa that May be present. The bacterial study was directed towards identifying those organisms tapable of causing disease in nwe ter supplies. Results showed its objective to determine whether there exists a potential health hazard to users of the Virgin islands public water supply system and the old dug wells. These old wells were dug in the early 1990's and could serve as an alternate water source in water-short areas, The public water distribution system and the old wells did not generally meet the microbiological standards set forth in the Safe Drinking Water Act. The report concludes that a potential health hazard is believed to be associat- ed with the public water distribu- tion system in St. Croix and St. Thomas. Copies of both of these reports are available from the Research Institute. = Publications Available at CRI Bliss, Leonard B. Virgin Islands BOOKS of the United States Public School Basic Skills Achieve= ment Survey TECHNICAL REPORT McElroy, Jerome L. and Caines, #2 ITEM ANALYSIS AND REPORT Joseph. Consumer Expenditure OF STUDEN Ss OF Patterns--A Survey of St. SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, Thomas U.S.V.1., 1975-1976. 1982. $3.00. University of Florida Press. $11.00. Bullock, Peebles, and Smith. Water Usage in the U.S. Varlack, Pearl and Harrigan, Virgin Islands, 1980. $2.50. Norwell. The Virgins: A Descriptive and Historical Isquith, Irwin R. and Winters, Profile 1977. Caribbean Harvey. Microbial Analysis Research Institute. L972. of Domestic Cistern Water in $3.95. the U.S. Virgin Islands. Isquith, Irwin R. and Winters, Harvey. Microbial Quality Water in Old Wells and the Public Distribution System in Microstate Studies. Volume 1. University of Florida Press, $4.00. Volume 2, University of Florida Press. the U.S. Virgin Islands. Microstate Studies, 1981. $3.06. $4.56. Peebles, Prat and Smith. WATERPLAN: A Comprehensive Water Management Framework Microstate Studies, Volume 3%. for the U.S. Virgin Islands. 1975, $2.06. Institute Director: N. Harrigan Editor: A.M. Brown-Comment Production & Distribution: M. Rogers Caribbean Research Institute. $4.56. The Caribbean Research Institute is a division of the College of the Virgin Islands. It was established in 1966 to provide a central research agency in the Virgin Islands and to encourage research in the Caribbean basin. Itpursues a broad spectrum of investigation in the natural, physical, social and economic sciences.