A team from the Water and Sanitation for Health (WASH) project visited the Solomon Islands in Winter 1986 to recommend to USAID/Suva site-specific methods for implementing a project to support the Solomon Islands Government's (SIG) Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (RWSS) program, begun in 1979. The team drew seven conclusions. (1) While water system construction has proceeded steadily, the same has not been true of latrine construction or of the health education program. (2) The Environmental Health Division (EHD) must implement a satisfactory management information system for the RWSS program. (3) The SIG must resolve logistics problems facing EHD personnel stationed in the provinces. (4-5) A maintenance program for the rural water systems is essential; the system should be two-tiered (village-provincial). (6) The SIG must initiate a program to train villagers via community development workshops to organize water committees, collect funds for spare parts and tools, and maintain their water systems. (7) A research protocol to measure the health benefits of improved water systems in the Solomon Islands is impractical. Specific recommendations for both the SIG and USAID/Suva are included. (Author abstract, modified).