In an alternate timeline where the Xindi were successful in destroying Earth in 2154, the Ceti Alpha V colony was one of the last remaining Human settlements through the mid 2150s to mid 2160s. Following the destruction of Earth and other major Human colonies, the Enterprise (NX-01) led a refugee convoy of Human ships to Ceti Alpha V where a colony of just less than 6,000 was established on the surface. Upon arriving at the planet, civilian ships were dismantled to construct the buildings that would make up the colony. By the mid 2160s, the colony was firmly established with many of the buildings being clustered around a small reservoir. Despite the availability of water, vegetation in the surrounding hills tended to be scrub-like in nature.