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WATER SUPPLY IN Micronesia
Author(s) -
Jeffrey Fontaine
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1987.tb02874.x
Subject(s) - rainwater harvesting , water supply , geography , catchment area , water resource management , coping (psychology) , drainage basin , environmental protection , environmental science , environmental engineering , ecology , cartography , psychology , psychiatry , biology
Public health is severely affected by inadequate water supplies in Micronesia, a vast island‐dotted area of the Western Pacific that had been held in trust by the United States from the end of World War II until recently. Many residents of the islands rely on catchment of rainwater for supplies; others are served by deteriorating systems carrying untreated water. The difficulties of coping with water demand and upgrading water service in such a remote and varied tropical location are discussed.