DRY CLEANERS & ENVIRONMENT CANADA

I have absolutely no idea why the Federal government through Environment Canada is chasing dry cleaners rather than their provincial counterpart namely the Quebec Environment Ministry. Regardless dry cleaners have long been known as a heavy user of tetrachloroethylene also known as perchloroethylene or perc. This story in today's K-W Record "Dry cleaners top target for Environment Canada" really focuses on the industry's record with the following quote "The rate of non compliance is particularily high because of the high turnover rate of owners of those facilities". Clearly a major part of the problem isn't just air releases but also releases to the ground which contaminate the groundwater.