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Virgin Islands Housing Authority Post Office Box 7668 Charlotte Amalie St. Thomas. U.S. Virgin Islands 00801 Telephone (809) 775-2741 f\P- January 25, 1988 Mr. Christopher J. Daggett r'• <"•"• . Regional ' ^inistrator .- £3 U.S. T7- ental Protection Agency • t3 - 26 Fe za, Room 747 Cj New Y -k 10278 _^ ATTEN larles Dolan K> Compliance Branch o 7 o Dear Sir: Subject: Re uest for Information on Hazardous Substances and Underground Storage Tanks The Virgin Islands Housing Authority, to the best of our knowledge, does not and has not handled any hazardous substances as indicated in your letter, nor does it operate or maintain any underground storage tanks of hazardous substances/wastes. The questions are being answered as per instructions for responding. 1. Identify the location of each of the following on a plot plan of your facility, to scale if available: A. All in use or out of service septic tanks, sewer connections and associated piping. The attached plan for the sewage system at VQ001016, Tutu Hi-Rise Apartments shows the piping and connections. There are no septic tanks. B. All outfalls or discharges. There are none. _.,„ .__ „ TUT 004 OO38 — An equal opportunity employer — *64499* 64499 Mr. Christopher J. Daggett January 26, 1988 C. All underground storage tanks either in use or out of service. There are no underground storage tanks in use. Prior to acquisition of the property where our offices are located, it was used as an auto- mobile dealership and had hydraulic hoists. A tank for the hydraulic fluid may be located under the concrete slab but this has not been verified. D. All floor drains, sewers, sinks and associated piping. See attached VQ001016 Sewage System Plan. E. All on site areas where hazardous wastes, regulated substances or hazardous substances are used, stored and disposed of. None. F. All surface water including any intermittent streams or ponds. None. G. All above ground tanks. None. 2. For each septic tank identified in question IA above, provide the following information including all pertinent documentation. The date the tank was installed, the design plans for the system, the firm that installed the system, all maintenance records. For any septic tank taken out of service, specify the date it was taken out of service and the reason for discontinuing its use, also identify all discharges to the tank and the origin of these discharges. None. OO4 Mr. Christopher J. Daggett January 26, 1988 3. For each outfall or discharge identified in questions IB above, state the nature of the discharge, any required permits for such discharges, the origin of the discharge and all associated piping. None. 4. i -derground storage tank identified in < above, provide the following information: f- te the tank was installed. .. .16. b. All design and installation records for the tank and associated piping including, the expected life of the tank, the corrosion protection for the tank and associated piping, seasonably high water levels and any lining system. None. c. State whether or not the tank is currently in service. If not in service, state the date of and the reason for discontinuing use of the tank and any further plans for ...e tank. None. d. For any tank or piping that has been replaced, state the reason for replacing the tank or piping, the date of removal of the tank or piping, the work plan for the removal, the condition of the tank or piping upon removal, the condition of soil surrounding the replaced tank or piping, whether any soil was removed and where it was taken and any sampling results connected with the replacement of the tank or piping. None. TUT GO 4 GO40 Mr. Christopher J. Daggett January 26, 1988 e. Identify the type, characteristics and quantity of the substances stored in the tank. Also provide all records relating to the volume of material shipped to the tank and removed from the tank. None. :' ovide a detailed accounting of all maintenance -ivities on each tank or piping. This should :lude a detailed description of each repair on i tank or piping, the reason for the repair, i how the problem was discovered. N/A g. Identify each suspected leak or spill associated with the tank or piping. Provide the date of the leak, the quantity of material lost and how it was determined, the corrective actions undertaken and the names, addresses of all persons with knowledge of the incident. None. 5. For each floor drain, sewer or sink identified in question Id. and associated piping for each state whether any hazardous or regulated substances were disposed of in each. To our knowledge, no hazardous substances have been disposed of in this sewer system. 6. For each location identified in question le. above state the manner in which each hazardous or regulated substance is containerized and stored. Also provide a detailed description of any release at each location including the date of the incident, type and quantity of matter released, corrective actions taken and the names and addresses of any person with knowledge of the release. None. JUT 004 0041 Mr. Christopher J. Daggett January 26, 1988 7. a. State the correct legal name of your Company, which shall be referred to as "the Company". Virgin Islands Housing Authority b. State the current legal name and status of the facility. VQ001016, Tutu Hi-Rise Central Offices, Low Income Housing & Offices. c. State the name (s) and address (es) of the President and the Chairman of the Board, or other presiding officer of the Company. Jose de Diego Encarnacion Chief Executive Officer Post Office Box 7668 Estate Tutu, St. Thomas U. S. Virgin Islands 00801 d. Identify the state of incorporation and agent for service of process in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rio of the owner and operator of the facility and any underground storage tanks thereon. If more than one, answer for each. VIHA is a semi-autonomous Agency (see VIC). e. If the company is a subsidiary or affiliate of another corporation or has subsidiaries, identify these related Companies. VIHA is included within the Department of Housing, Parks, and Recreation, V. I. Government. TUT CO4 0042 Mr. Christopher J. Daggett January 26, 1988 8. In identifying a company that no longer exists, provide all the information called for in Item 1, except for the agent for service of process. If the company or plant did business under more than one name, each name should be designated. The business previously located at the site for whom it was constructed was called: "Trorv \ Motors" believed to be Mr. Carl ased. 9. I ity have a permit or permits art t to the Resource Conservation ^e . ..very ^ct, 42 U.S.C. §6901, et seq. -- the company and/or plant has an EPA Identification Number, state it in your answer to this question. There is no known permit. 10. Were or are any hazardous substances, regulated substances or hazardous wastes ever used, stored, genera .ed, disposed or otherwise handled by the facility, including but not limited to; tetrachloi^ethylene (perchloret ;ylene), trichlororethylene, chloroform, toluene, and benzene. Identify each hazardous substance or hazardous waste by providing the name, composition and source of origin of each such substance. Please provide sampling analysis where available. We do not have any knowledge of the use of hazardous substance. 11. Please respond to the following questions by giving a detailed description, if the answer is yes to any of the questions. Did the facility or any of its past employees trar sport, arrange for transportation, dispose of, or arrange for disposal of: 004 OO4: Mr. Christopher J. Daggett January 26, 1988 a. any hazardous waste? b. any hazardous substance? c. any regulated substance? We do not have any knowledge of the transport or disposition of hazardous substances. 12. I each hazardous substance, regulated substance or 1 ^ous waste that was used, stored or disposed of £ facility, answer the following questions: a. ->ntify each hazardous substance, regulated stance or hazardous waste by the name, position, and source of origin and, state her the facility generated, handled, r transported such wastes or substances. > not have any knowledge of any hazardous substances used, stored, or disposed of at this facility. b. Indicate the amount of each hazardous substance, regulated substance, or hazardous waste identified in response to Question 10, above. For liquids, the answer should be in terms of volume, including concentrations of hazardous substances per unit volume, for solid materials, in terms of weight. We do not have any knowledge of any hazardous substance used, stored, or disposed of at this facility. Fxplain how, or whether, each hazardous substance, regulated substance, or hazardous waste identified in response to Question 4, above, was containerized, e.g, drums, bulk solids, tanks, bulk liquids (uncontained), etc. TUT 004 OO44 Mr. Christopher J. Daggett January 26, 1988 We do not have any knowledge of any hazardous substances used, stored, or disposed of at this facility. d. Provide an annual summary of the manner in which the hazardous substance, regulated substance, or hazardous waste listed in response to Question 4 were treated, handled, transported, stored, and/or disposed by the facility. Attach invoices, manifests and other documents or indicate why documentation. We do not have any knowledge of any hazardous substances used, stored, or disposed of at this facility. e. Please submit a copy of each document which relates to the generation, handling, and/or disposal of the hazardous substance, regulated substance or hazardous waste identified in response to Question 6a, above. If you are unable to provide a copy of any document, then identify the document by describing the nature of the document. (e.g., letter, file memo, invoice, inventory form, billing record, hazardous waste manifest, etc.) Describe the relevant information contained therein. Identify by name and job title the person who prepared the document and if the document is not readily available, state where it is stored, maintained and why it is no longer available. We do not have any knowledge of any hazardous substances used, stored, or disposed of at this facility. f. Identify each person (e.g., company, individual, partnership, etc.) having knowledge of the facts relating to the generation, and transportation of the hazardous substance or disposal hazardous waste. For each such person identified, please provide the name, address and telephone. TUT OO4 0045 Mr. Christopher J. Dagge- January 26, 1988 We any knov, ../ nances use. stored, or . this facility. 13. *ht;wi»ci .... re exists any agreement or contract than an insurance policy), which may indemnify .ipany, present owners of snares in the company t owners of shares in the company, for any .ity that may re-3lt from any release " a dous substance. -slated substance or ha*, dous va te facility. If so, -ease provide a / ment or cc 'rract. Identif • c -intract t> "^'i are ble Please o 6e for .ract 14. 15. at ..___ policy. Ident. or obtain by th. nature and extent information you have. aen in against or ance regulated j nave occurred ide a copy of the ou cannot locate er, years in effect, t any other There is no insurance policy that indemnifies this organization. Please supply any additional information which may help EPA to identify any other facility or person which may have used, stored, disposed of, or otherwise handled any hazardous substances, regulated substances or hazardous wastes or that may have an underground storage tank. Ve do not have any additional information on I arsons of facilities that handle hazardous • b-tances. TUT O04 0046