flashdog_1 Posted February 14, 2008 #1 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Do houses have to have cisterns to catch rain water? Is there a desalinization plant? Is it brought in from somewhere else by barge? That's how we got water in St Thomas which has no rivers. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdaguy Posted February 14, 2008 #2 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Do houses have to have cisterns to catch rain water? Is there a desalinization plant? Is it brought in from somewhere else by barge? That's how we got water in St Thomas which has no rivers. Thanks Under the house, there's a swimming pool sized tank, bigger or smaller depending on the house. The roof is a water catch, catching the rain and filling the tank. If you run out, the water truck companies have access to fresh water lenses in the ground at various locations around the island, but only so much water can be taken from these over a period of time, because if you drain them too much, there's a danger of the lense collapsing. Places like golf courses that need lots of water have a huge water catch, basically the side of a hill cemented over to catch rain with a big tank at the bottom of the hill. We also have desalination here, but reverse osmosis is very expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iheartbda Posted February 14, 2008 #3 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Places like golf courses that need lots of water have a huge water catch, basically the side of a hill cemented over to catch rain with a big tank at the bottom of the hill. We also have desalination here, but reverse osmosis is very expensive. Well that sure explains the big "parking lot" on the hill that we always see to the left just before Tobacco Bay.:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashdog_1 Posted February 15, 2008 Author #4 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Thanks for responding. Very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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