Editing Nevis (section)

===Water resources===
[[File:Nevis Hot Spring.jpg|thumb|upright=1|A hot volcanic spring water bathing pool at Bath Spring]]
Nevis has several natural freshwater springs, including [[Horatio Nelson|Nelson's]] Spring. The island also has numerous non-potable volcanic [[hot spring]]s, including most notably the Bath Spring near Bath village, just south of the capital Charlestown.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wellness |url=https://nevisisland.com/wellness/ |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=Nevis Tourism Authority |language=en}}</ref>

After heavy rains, powerful rivers of rainwater pour down the numerous [[ravine]]s, known as ghauts.<ref name="UNEP 2020 r296">{{cite web | title=Staunching the flow: St. Kitts and Nevis' fight to keep its soil | website=UNEP | date=August 24, 2020 | url=https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/staunching-flow-st-kitts-and-nevis-fight-keep-its-soil | access-date=March 22, 2024 | archive-date=22 March 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240322144301/https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/staunching-flow-st-kitts-and-nevis-fight-keep-its-soil | url-status=live }}</ref> When the water reaches the coastline, the corresponding coastal ponds, both freshwater and brackish, fill to capacity and beyond, spilling over into the sea.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}

With modern development, the existing freshwater springs are no longer enough to supply water to the whole island. The water supply now comes mostly from Government wells. The major source of potable water for the island is groundwater, obtained from 14 active wells. Water is pumped from the wells, stored and allowed to flow by gravity to the various locations.<ref name="ECLAC">The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). [http://www.eclac.cl/publicaciones/xml/9/13229/lcarg749-12-Chapter09.pdf "Chapter 9: St. Kitts and Nevis"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926162940/http://www.eclac.cl/publicaciones/xml/9/13229/lcarg749-12-Chapter09.pdf |date=26 September 2007 }}. In Programme of Action for the sustainable development of small island developing States (SIDS POA). United Nations, 2003-09-29. Retrieved 28 August 2007.</ref>