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•bHRRETT.OHZQUEZ-HSSO ID:7630966 SEP 1 0 ' 9 2 1 4 : 3 6 Uo .004 P . ( SDMS Document 64973 ^ _ / IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVtSION OF ST. THOMAS - ST. JOHM IN RE: TUTU WATER WELLS CONTAMINATION LITIGATION RHODA J. HARTHMAN, CHARLOTTE A. UBARRE, ALBERT E. HARTHMAN, ARTHUR E. HARTHMAN. AUSTIN E. HARTHMAN. EDGAR A. HARTHMAN, SAMMY E. HARTHMAN and P.I.D.. INC.. WATER SERVICES. LIMITED and TUTU SERVICES. LIMITED. PlaintlHs, vs. TEXACO, INC., TEXACO CARIBBEAN, INC.. VERNON MORGAN, ESSO STANDARD OIL, S.A., LTD., DANIEL BAYARD, EXXON CORPORATION, ^SSO VIRGIN ISLANDS. INC.. ESSO STANDARD OIL COMPANY (PUERTO RICO). THE DUPUN CORPORA^ TION, LAGA INDUSTRIES, LTD.. PANEX INDUSTRIES. LTD.,_PANEX CO.. PAUL LAZARE and ANDREAS OAL. Defendants. ESSO STANDARD OIL. S.A., Defendant and third-Party Plaintiff. LAGA INDUSTRIES, iTD.. DUPLAN CORPORATION, PANEX COMPANY. PAUL LAJARE and ANDREAS GAL. L'HENRI. INC., RAMSAY MOTORS. INC., Third-Party Defendants. MASTER DOCKET FILE NO. 1989-107 l@„lD,Wli|i^ OUILPS R. GARRETT CASE NO. 1969-220 TUT 007 1168 ^ U i O IJHRF E' :' H ^ IJ O'li Z . H ':• :•• U I £i : 7 6 3^1.19 6 6 OEF' 10 "92 1 4 : 3 7 N In R«; Tutu Wat«r WAIIS Rorilamination LItiaaiion RMir Wlfkdft Request for trt&pooilDn of Es&o Tu<u Sflivic» Station P*Sf 2 FOUR WINDS PLAZA PARTNERSHIP. i; Plaintiff, vs. TEXACO, INC., TEXACO CARIBBEAN, INC.: VERNON MORGAN, ESSO STANDARD OIL. S.A.. LTD., DANIEL BAYARD. EXXON CORPORATION, ES$0 VIRGIN ISLANDS. INC.. THE DUPLAN CORPORATION, LAGA INDUSTRIES. LTD.. PANEX INDUSTRIES. INC.. PANEX CO.. PAUL LAZARE and ANDREAS GAL. ' Defendants. ESSO STANDARD OIL. S.A.. Pefendantand Third-Party Plaintiff, vs. LAGA INDUSTRIES. LTD.. DUPLAN CORPORATION, PANEX COMPANY, PAUL LAZARE and ANDREAS GAL. L'HENRI. INC., RAMSAY MOTORS. INC., ^ hifd-Party Defendants. CASE NO. 1989-224 REOtJFST OF FOUR WINDS pj /^ZA FOR INSPECTlOfsj You are requested pursuant to Rule 34 of tho Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to permit representatives of Plaintiff's counsel to enter on the premises of Defendant Esso Virgin Islands, Inc. for Inspection of the following area of real properly: Esso Tutu Service Station, located on Parcel Nos. 384 and 391 of Estate Anna's Retreat (Tutu), No. 1 New Qujarter, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. I., TUT ^ ^ ^ 1169 O H r . K t i i .v^n^yUL^.H:._::Li , 1 i ' j j ' ^ i ' - ' ' - " ^ ' : ' ^ , . .. ^^:.bS. .^^. i . : i . . _ . ^ ^ ; . 2 i . 2 i : ; .^J.^^^ ,..^V'-'" InR*; Tutu WA}«r W«li$ Comftmlnition LKioation , Pour Winds R»qu«il for Inspoctian of £ M O Tutu Servie* Statbn It Is further requested that the date of making such Inspection shall be September 9. 10 or 11. 1992. The inspection will con^mence at 8:00 a.m. and will take approximately ten (10) hours to complete. In the event that Defendant Esso Virgin Islands. Inc. does not Indicate a preferred date by 5:00 p.m. AST, August 3. 1992, Plaintiff Four Winds will Inform the Defendant of the selected date no later than August 10.1992. I In conformance with the stipulated order regarding inspection of real property. Plaintiff provides the following Information In subparagraphs corresponding to those in Paragraph 2 of the stipulated order: (a) the scope of the Investigation is (1) the locating and tracing, by means of plumber's snakes, dye tests, and/or excavation, the piping to and from the holding containment area and/or the oil- water separator; and , (2) the ex))loration by means of a trench of an anomaly detected within a square area, measuring 40 feet per side, more specifically identified on Exhibit A, attached hereto. In the event that prior to the investigation. Geraghty & Miller, Inc. and/or Soil Tech. Inc. drill shallow monitoring well no. MW-8. the trench will be positioned to avoid tho well. i The purpose of (a)(1) Is to attempt to determine the location of the piping, to determine where the piping leaves the holding containment and/or the oil-water separator, to determine where the piping goes, and to determine the size and other physical charaderifitlcs of the piping. The purpose of (a)(2) Is to determine the physical characteristics of the anomaly revealed by means of the February 28.1992 ground penetrating radar survey and corroborated by the results of the January 10, 1992 soil gas survey. (The final report of the results of the ground-penetrating radar survey is attached hereto as Exhibit B. The results of the soil gas survey have already been produced.) t • _ - - • - - - " • • 1 TUT OO/ 13-'^-' inR*; Tutu Wat«r Waltc Cohtaminolion Uig&tior\ Four Winds Raquast tor Insp^ion of EMO Tutu Service Station P00a4 (b) (1) The nature of the data expected to be obtained from the investigation of the piping described in (a)(1) is data sufficient to record the location of the piping, as would have been indicated on a schematic drawing of the piping. (2) The nature of the data expected to be obtained in (a)(2) la photographs, sol! analysis, and an analysis of the physical characteristics of the anomaly described in (a)(2). (c) The name and addresses of individuals and/or companies proposed to oonduot the Investigation are the following: Law Offices of .John K. Dema. P.C 1236 Strand Street, Suite 103 Chrl8tlar»8ted. St Croix 00820 Law Offices of ^riggs. Knoepfel & Ronca P.O. Box 6282^ St. Thomas, USVI 00804 Employees of Garrett, Vazquez & Associates Suite 306. Edificio Darflngton Rio Pledras, PR 00925 Employees of Foundation Engineering Co. of P.R. 714 Hoare Street Miramar, PR Employees of Caribbean Hydro-Tech, Inc. P.O. Box 207O, KIngshlll St. Croix, USVI 00851-2070 ' ' ' i . • • - •- ' • Photography and Videography will be conducted by employees of Bruce Stanford & Associates P.O. Box 11937 St. Thomas. USVI 00801 Excavating equipment wilt be operated by employees of S & N Ventures P.O. Box 180. KIngshlll St. Croix. USVI 00851 Personnel to perform survey work, paving and other associated tasks will be Identified when the date of the inspection is finalized and prior to the actual inspection. • [ TUT ^^^^ : I In R«; Tutu Watsr Wellft Coiltaml nation Uioaiion Four Wirtdt Roquott for Inap^tction of Easo Tutu Service Station PaQ« g (d) (1) The nature and the format of the raw data to be collected will be In the form of physical measurements, recordation of visual findings, photographs, videotapes, drawings by U.S. Virgin Islands licensed survey personnel, field notes and electronic audio dictation equipment. (2) Thei nature and format of the raw data to be collected will be photographs, soil analysis, and laboratory analysis of the anomaly If It le determined that the anomaly has a physical existence. (e) September' 9,10 or 11,1992. (f) The Investigation Is expected to take approximately ten (10) hours, commencing at 6.00 h.m., and it Is not anticipated that It will cause disruption of the party's ordinal business at the property. (g) Excavation for both inspections may include, without limitation, the use of hand tools, a Jack hammer and/or a backhoe. The presence of oontaminates during the Investigation wilt^ be monitored by the use of flame-ionlzatlon detector (FID) equipped with organic vapor analyzer (OVA). (h) It is ant[ci{j>ated that th^ Investigation will requite an earth change permit from the Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources and Plaintiff will obtain the required permit(6) and will be responsible for all costs associated with same. Pursuant to tr^e stipulated order, a copy of the application for permlt(s) will be provided to Defendant Esso Virgin Islands, Inc. and Defendant will provide the necessary authorizations within five (5) days of receipt of the permit application. The undersigned counsel certifies that at the time of such Inspection, all parties required by the slijaulated order will execute the hold harmless and Indemnity agreement. At auph time as the Inspection takes place, a certificate of insurance, logether with an appropriate attorney's certification, will be delivered to Defendant Esso Virgin lelands. mc. TUT 007 1172 (n Rs: Tutj Wtttr Wolfe OontamiMtilon Ullaation Four Winds RtqiMst (or Intpectlon of EMO Tutu Saivice Station P«0s6 Dated this 21 st day of July, 1992, at Chriatiansted, St. Croix. { LAW OFFICE OF JOHN K. DEMA, P.C. Attorneys tor Piairitw Four Winds Plaza CAREY-ANNE M O O D Y . Eaqulra CERTIFICATE QFSEFIVICe / HEREBY CERTIFY ttwx on this day of July . 1992. I have ceusad a truo and exact copy of the foregoing Motion for Trenching at Esso 2 to be aen/ed as follows: via »Mftstniite Transmission wUham ttafthmftmn fHan^ Capy Mattod with attachmftnta): fUehard ft. Kno«p(el. Eequtrc ' Srtgoa, Knoaptsia RofV» P. O. Box eaae, Ctwtotte Amalls, St. Thomas, USVI00804 F I X : (aM)77e-S«76 Euaente Homwo, Eaqulra Goldman, Antonett6. f arraluoU & Axtmayer P. 0. Box 70364, San Juan. Puerto Rioo 00d3803B4 Fax: (aoe) 7ar<ei77 Adtficen J, Meyeri, EaqulM Af)d»rBOn, M o u , Paike, Meyare & Sherousa Naw World Towar, 26th Ploor, 100 North Bl»cayne Building, Miami. Florida 33132 Fax: 308/3SB-7470 John A. Zabadaa. Eaqulra Law OHIoaa of Jamas L Hyines P. 0. Box 990, Chartotta Amalle. St. Thomas. USVI0OB04 Pax: a08/776*3a00 i, i joaiW.Marah, Eaqulra P. 0 . Dox 1617, Chartobte Amaiie, St. Tfxtmas, USVi 00804 Fax: B0e/nf«777 J Nancy I^Anna. eaqulra P. O. Box 37, Gnu Bay, &t. John. U8VI00631 Fax: aoa^rra-TTae Carol Ann Rich, eaqulra CampbaN, Araliano A Rich P. 0. Box 11899. Chartotta Amalle. St. Thomas. USVI 00801 Fax: 0OBnr76-8442 tn Rs: Tutu Watsr Wstlsi^tsmlrwdton Uigstlon four WImis Rs^ussi tor ItisptaUon ol Etso Tutu Service Ststlcin P a ^ 7 Richard 0 . Laiand. Eaqulra Law Offices of RoBanman & Colin 576 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022-2285 Fax: S12/940-7Q4e B. Barclay Caia. Jr., Eaqulra Moroan, Lewis & Booldus SaOOe.E. FIruinelal Center, 2008. Biscayne Boulevard, Miami. Florida33131 Fax: (SOS) S7M1321 Hard Cflfty Mailed fiytth atfchmenta). • J '•' Fatndo Martinas Leranxo, Eaqulra Chase Manhattan Banic B^lldlr^. Butte 311 416 Ponoa d« Laon Avanje Hato Ray, Puerto RiobOOSI8 Hirrt fftwy HamWHYafad /with attafthmt nia> Edsar Chriatanaan, Baqufra Law OlticeB ol R. Ertc Moore 2220 Oueen Cross Streelj Chrlstlansted, St. Croix, USVi 00820 Watfan B. Cola, Eaqulra Hunter, ColtannI, Cole & Turner 1138 Kino Street, Suite 301, Chrtetlansted, St CroU, USVI 00820 Kavm A. Namaa, Eaquiia 2111 Company Street, Suite 3, Christiansted, 6t. Croix, USVi 00820 Barnard C Pattia, Eaqu^* Law Offioes ot Pattia a.Daiey 1104 Strand Street. SuHe,a04, Christiansted, St. Croix, USVI OOB20-5003 TUT 007 1174 ,