Table 4. Plumbing by Municipality, Kosrae: 1994
  Total Lelu Malem Utwe Tafunsak
   Piped water
Total 964 345 212 147 260
Hot and cold water in unit 38 20 9 0 9
Cold water only in unit 263 145 56 15 47
Cold water outside unit 596 174 132 105 185
No piped water 67 6 15 27 19
   Water heater energy
Total 38 20 9 0 9
Electricity 35 19 9 0 7
Gas 1 1 0 0 0
Solar power 1 0 0 0 1
Other fuels 1 0 0 0 1
   Bathtub or shower
Total 964 345 212 147 260
Yes in unit 147 75 38 3 31
Yes in building 66 26 24 5 11
Yes outside building 596 203 134 113 146
No 155 41 16 26 72
   Flush toilet
Total 964 345 212 147 260
Yes in unit 209 127 40 7 35
Yes in building 60 27 22 4 7
Yes outside unit 547 145 112 99 191
No only privy or benjo 79 23 25 18 13
No other 69 23 13 19 14
   Water source
Total 964 345 212 147 260
Public system only 28 26 1 1 0
Communal system only 159 43 4 0 112
Public system and catchment 117 92 2 12 11
Communal catchment 72 5 1 29 37
Individual well 10 2 0 3 5
Catchment tanks drums 552 173 204 90 85
Public standpipe 9 1 0 0 8
Bottled water 1 1 0 0 0
Other source 16 2 0 12 2
   Public sewer
Total 964 345 212 147 260
Yes connected 210 192 2 2 14
No septic tank 529 111 146 78 194
No other means 225 42 64 67 52
Source: 1994 Federated States of Micronesia Population and Housing Census