CPAC WISH LIST

Based on yesterday' Elmira Independent story it appears as if CPAC might be soon blessed with some "teeth". Although this is wonderful, keep in mind it's the people behind the "teeth" who will or will not be doing the biting. Following are but a few of the things on my wish list that I would like to see CPAC change. The ongoing list of concessions should not only be stopped but reversed. Valuable data is being lost. The Annual Monitoring Reports (AMR) should have all their Appendixes restored such as Well Status for one. The Monthly Progress Reports should have their groundwater (Municipal Upper) contours restored. The number of contaminants being tested for should no longer be constrained to NDMA, Chlorobenzene and Ammonia. Finally in order to delineate offsite sources there should be groundwater testing of the shallow aquifer (UA) at Borg, Sanyo and near the old Shirt Factory just west of Chemtura. This would be a huge step on the way to restoring drinking water in Elmira.