Who will pay to fix cracks in the Bill Young reservoir?

Tonight update to an on going -- on your side investigation. Now there is one Tampa Bay water is settling its lawsuit against the contractor that built the Reza foreign Hillsborough County. And -- on your side investigation revealed that in 2007. The two year old Reza -- developed cracks measuring some 300 feet long. Tampa Bay water then sued the companies that designed and built that runs of war. Tonight senior investigative reporter Steve Sanders tells us the focus is narrowing.

What went wrong here what caused all the cracking that began in 2006. The Bill Young reservoir in Hillsborough County. Who's responsible and who pays 125. Million dollar price tag to fix it. Tampa Bay waters narrowed its focus on HDR the engineering company that designed the reservoir. TVW agreed in October to a six million dollar settlement with construction dynamics group which provided construction management for the rest of war. It just agreed to a 175000. Dollar settlement with Bernard construction contractor that built the facility.

It's certainly a significant amount of money from somebody that. They do anything wrong in using causing damage Tampa -- water attorney Richard Harrison says the settlement reflects overwhelming evidence that shows the cracking was caused by bad design every engineer in the face of the planet that's look at it -- said that except for one engineer. --

TBW spent seven million bucks repairing cracks and hiring experts to determine the cause of the cracking including a million HDR. The water agency contends in 2007 HD are conducted a secret investigation of its own early on. So it could prepare a defense to any potential future lawsuit. Brought by Tampa Bay water.

Now we find that they had conducted an extensive investigation. On the side. Unknown to us unknown to the public. Were pretty much getting to the conclusion that is pore pressure which is there designer and their fault.

So examine our cruises aged -- of developing and implementing -- testing plan intended to produce inconclusive results. And that -- you are -- delayed and trying to shift the blame for most effective design. To implicated construction this access to Kosovo cracking. Well let's go back to this settlement with Bernard 175000. Dollars just hours and -- and that's not a lot considering the dollars we're talking about that's right into this but the settlement also says the Bernhard will remain liable for five million dollars in damages meaning. If a jury decides the company was responsible for let's say ten million dollars in damages for an Arnold paid five. Tampa Bay water lifted the remaining five million.

So in summation and is Stephanie waters thinks the song goes back to -- engineer not Americans. They're betting cannot Brent they are are Steve Sanders says thank you very much -- that if you need to know. Something that needs to be investigated something like this something else you can call -- on your side tip line at area code 813221. 5779. And we will repeat this number again after tonight's sportscast.