Re: GS.I
where are we , are we ready to file?
We are going to Tortola with WAPA this week to finalize their landing site. GSJ stuff is ready except for land stuff which Hugo needs to finish off, now WAPA is the critical path and we are moving on that, we have just been slowed down by the awful seas which have prevailed the last month.
forward this message to hugo
is amy email correct that we just need land stuff for you to finish off and WAPA?
if so what was path that you both determined works?
please advise
thank you
i would appreciate a response as it is now almost 4 weeks since we last spoke and we do not seem to be any further along.. please advise
I don't think I'm being clear.
Mr. Epstein gave Amy a suggestion for a new landing. She was to investigate, after determining its viability she is to take me and WAPA to see the new landing so we can adjust the distances. The weather has been windy with rough seas that delayed her access. I have not seen nor do I have any information on the new landing at this time. I have been patiently waiting even though a portion of my pay has been withheld until this is completed.
what is this?
I will reach out to him, again. He is supposed to be letting me know when he can come over to GSJ. I had already suggested that we use your boats that way we can go at a moment's notice and don't have to bring my boat down against the sea. We have our stuff done.
my boats are always available thanks, please coordinate today
I have emailed him already.
- Name: Amy Claire Dempsey, M.A.
- Title: President
- Organization: Bioimpact, Inc.
- Email addresses: bioimpact@islands.vi ; bioimpact.islands.vi@gmail.com
Good morning All,
We made the site visit on Friday morning. I would like to make a few observations on the proposals. Note that I will not have exact dollar amounts until I get some land and sea distances that we I am working on with Amy.
We visited the desired landings on GSJ and they appear to be feasible.
We visited the proposed landing on St. Thomas where the existing landing from LS1 is located at Great Bay. It appears that you can save significant money on both the submarine cable length and the installation as I believe Amy can float that cable for you. However, I must caution you that this solution does not offer the redundancy or reliability as landing in Red Hook. You would have to obtain an easement to extend the pad, presumably from the hotel, and this design would produce what we call in industry a single point of failure and a dependency on one feeder. The design I proposed with the landing in Red Hook offered two separate landings coming from 2 different feeders. The most redundant and reliable design. Additionally, it provides a design that would allow for the sale of one of the islands without complications relative to the power system design if it ever came into play years from now.
The option brought to my attention of serving GSJ by connecting the radial feed to LS1 and using the proposed on land conductor to the site is very unreliable and not recommended.
My recommendation, if cost savings from the original design is desired, would be to run the submarine cable from Red Hook to GS.I. Order the reel of cable for the GSJ-LSJ interconnection with the order but store it for a later time and defer the on land cable from LSJ to the site on GSJ until a later date.
I can be available to discuss these findings. When a final decision is made, if an alternate to the design approved by WAPA is selected, I will have to formally submit a new drawing and obtain a new approval. Additionally, we need to give Mr. Bryan the approval to get the switchgear as soon as possible to avoid extended lead times becoming a factor.
Best Regards,
HH
