I received a package in the mail last Friday from the Ministry of the Environment. Most of the documents I had received years ago however there were a couple of surprises. One was a critique by M.O.E. hydrogeologist Jaimie Connelly regarding " Hydrogeologic Study of Lot 91, Elmira, Ontario December 1997 " Jaimie's critique is dated April 1, 1998. Of numerous criticisms presented, two stand out for me. Jaimie believes that the authors (Beatty Franz Assoc.) are incorrect in their opinion regarding the direction of flow of the Municipal drinking water Aquifer below Lot 91 and secondly that their examination of DNAPL (dense non aqueous phase liquids) presence and significance is inadequate. The first criticism relates to the authors at that time only looking at two deep observation wells on site and making conclusions from very limited information. If they were incorrect in the direction of flow of the Municipal Aquifer than this exacerbates the likelihood that two wells only, could easily miss deep contamination. Jaimie believes that a more comprehensive examination of the deep stratigraphy should have been undertaken at the Lot 91 site, located at the extreme eastern end of Oriole Parkway. Things like more deep boreholes would give information regarding both fractures and vertical downward paths into the Municipal Aquifer.
This report tells me two things: Professional honesty and ethics do exist even within the M.O.E. AND they can be overcome by others within the M.O.E., when I receive this April 1998 report on MAY 7, 2010