HYDROGEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF WOOLWICH BIO-EN
WINDOW DRESSING 101

This report was done on behalf of the proponents of the Woolwich Bio Energy Fuels by Conestoga Rovers & Assoc. The completion date of the report was January 15, 2010. Here is the link to it.

Pg. 1 "The purpose of a hydrogeological assessment is to develop a clear conceptual model of the hydrogeology and the potential for human health and ecological risks at a particular location." This report is an embarassment and CRA should be ashamed of themselves. It fails utterly to address the specific hydrogeology at the proposed site and hence it virtually ignores any potential for either human health or ecological risks. What CRA have done is to simply borrow literature and figures dealing primarily with Uniroyal/Chemtura and apply them to Woolwich Bio-En. My God I hope that Chuck Martin and friends got this report as a freebie because that's all it's worth.

Not a single on-site borehole, test pit or monitoring well was drilled or dug. Figure 4 which CRA claims is a Schematic Hydrogeologic Model of the Bio-En site is nothing but an old CROMPTON (not Chemtura) retread. What's worse the figure shows a cross-section of Elmira from Uniroyal/Chemtura in the north down past the former south wellfield (E7/E9) beside Voisin Motors. In other words, Woolwich Bio-En isn't even on the map. This figure does NOT extend far enough north to indicate the sub surface of the proposed Bio-En site! Figure 3a, 3b and 3c show sub surface cross sections respectively 675 metres, 400 metres and 1000 metres away from the Bio-En site. Again CRA have simply borrowed wells used in the hydrogeologic investigation of the Elmira aquifer which are hundreds or more metres away from the site and pretended that they are relevant. They are not!

What is my conclusion? Clearly Ontario Regulation 359/09, Renewable Energy Approval is a sham. The Province of Ontario have rushed into this while putting up window dressing in order to pretend due diligence. This alleged Hydrogeological Assessment is just that, window dressing and not even very good window dressing.