ay 510 ~» RADIOLOGICAL CLEANUP OF ENEWETAK ATOLL functions where children could play, gossip could be exchanged, ang birthday parties held (Figure 10-7). The number of housesin the clusters would vary, as would the number of clusters in a wato, depending on the size of the extended family. The clusters would be situated along the shoreline of the island, just off the main roads which parallel the beaches. Garden vegetables would be grown in and around the clusters, while privies (benjos) and animal pens were to be located around the peripheries.!2 The new houses would be a departure from traditional Marshallese residences where separate buildings were used for cooking, sleeping, and washing. In the traditional pattern, the space between these structures, which was usually sheltered by shade trees, becametheliving area. Roofs and walls served only as protection from intruders and the elements. Since they were constructed of wood with thatch or sheet metal roofs, they providedlittle security during severe storms.!3 The new houses would be of reinforced concrete and would incorporate all the living activities, except the toilet or benjo, under one roof, to provide the residents better protection from the elements as well as from unwanted visitors. The standard room size would be 12 feet by 12 feet, while gross squarefeet per house would vary from 1,138 to 1,600. A typical floor plan and elevation are at Figure 10-8. Each house would have a 3,780-gallon cistern, in which rain from the roof would be collected, and a supplemental 3,200-gallon cistern to assure an adequate water supply during dry spells. The cooking area would include built-in sink, countertop, and storage shelf, plus a screened pantry for food storage. Plumbing fixtures in the house would be limited to a kitchen sink, a lavatory and shower head in the shower room, and a utility sink on the washing porch. !4 Community centers were planned for Enewetak and Medren. The centers included: a four-classroom school; a two-bed dispensary with adjoining health aide quarters; a cooperative store; a council house containing the magistrate’s office, radio transceiver equipment, a weather office, and a meeting hall; an open-sided recreation building, an open nursery; several storage sheds; and a play field. Community center facilities were to be constructed utilizing existing metal buildings to the extent possible by using some in place, relocating others, and dismantling still others for parts. Rainwater from community building roof catchments would be stored in large cisterns to provide a reserve water supply. Rainwater trapped in underground ‘‘lens’’ would provide another source of fresh or brackish water on manyof the islands. The lens would be tapped with shallow wells to provide water for washing clothes and,-when rainwater supplies were low, for washing, cooking and, if necessary, drinking. Other community utilities would include septic tank leaching fields located near the beach,