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LAW OFFICES OF
MARIA TANKENSON HODGE P.C.
THE BELTJEN ROAD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, ST. THOMAS
MARIA TANKENSON HODGE 
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 00803 
.y TO:
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ST^SY 
TELEPHONE (809) 774-6845 
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NANCY D'ANNA 
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April 16, 1990
VIA EXPRESS MAIL
Ms. Amy R. Chester
Assistant Regional Counsel
Air, Waste and Toxic
Substances Branch
Office of Regional Counsel
U.S. EPA, Region II
Jacob K. Javits Federal Building
New York, NY 10276
Re: Tutu Well Site
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
Dear Ms. Chester:
Enclosed is a copy of the proposed Remedial Investigation
Workplan which is submitted as a supplement to our letter and
comments to the settlement order of December 21, 1989.
In addition, we have enclosed the affidavit of Henry Magras, Vice
President of L'Henri, Inc. In a recent inspection of the Lagga
premises, a former shift supervisor of the Lagga finishing
department told Mr. Magras that Lagga dug a large pit behind the
building and discharged all waste PCE used during the finishing
process. An old rusted refrigerator and large piles of corroded
cans are now located in the area where Lagga disposed of the the
waste PCE. In addition, there are several corroded metal drums,
some of which bear the markings "Progress through Chemistry"
located behind the building.
Apparently, the Department of Planning and Natural Resources has
performed a document search and investigation in relation to the
deed of sale and other documents regarding the Lagga Building,
and EPA has been aware for some time that the Lagga Building was
the principal source of pollution in the area. The Report on
Current Ground Water Conditions in the Virgin Islands prepared by
Geraghty Miller, Inc. stated that ground water samples taken in
1982 ^from the wells which serve the Virgin Islands Housing
Authority were contaminated with chlorinated hydrocarbons. These
samples were taken before my client opened its dry-cleaning
business in the Tutu area.
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Ms. Amy R. Chester
April 16, 1990
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Please let me have your comments concerning this matter,
forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
I look
Nancy D'Annaa
ND/cp
Enclosures
cc/enc: R. Scott McCay, Esquire
Jose A. Cepeda-Rodriguez, Esquire
Francis Torres, Esquire
TUT 007