FOLLOWUP FROM TWO DAYS AGO RE: SDDB

So exactly how hard is it to determine exactly where overflowing waste waters from Uniroyal Chemical ended up? Based upon decades of detections of dioxins/furans and DDT in the Canagagigue Creek, clearly that Creek has been the respository for massive amounts of these chemicals over time. We have been advised that contaminated sediments on the bottom of the creek begin as suspended sediments, eroded from either contaminated creek banks on the Uniroyal site or mobilized by heavy rains or even floodwaters further away from the creek banks. Once one begins to understand the extent of overland flow of creek water on the Uniroyal site, either from first hand observation or from 100 year floodplain maps, one can more readily comprehend the ability of this overland flow to scour and erode surface soils and carry them back into the creek. As I have previously stated the Canagagigue Creek in flood goes across the entire south-east corner of their property scraping and scouring everything in its path. When I say "across the entire south-east corner" that is with the exception of the elevated north-west to south-east ridge of land. I believe that Uniroyal Chemical tacitly has admitted this by the highly unlikely to be coincidental Berm on the Stroh property that is part of the Stroh Drain, Ditch and Berm (SDDB). This Berm in conjunction with the Ditch immediately beside it is a somewhat effective physical barrier protecting and reducing erosion of the "sink" of POPs (Persistent Organic Pollutants) that migrated from the Uniroyal property and were deposited in this lowest lying area.

Hence it is simply an exercise in topographical study. In other words follow the ground surface contour lines from the north-east part of Uniroyal where their toxic waste pits overflowed. Just like groundwater flow direction, one simply puts flow direction arrows perpendicular to descending contour lines to see the direction of flow of either ground or surface water. It really is that easy, yet to date, Lanxess continue to pretend that it isn't. Any citizen with the time and interest can draw these flow direction arrows on the various topographical maps and see for themselves that a very large component of the east side waste pits overflow ended up on the Stroh property on its eventual way southwards into the Creek.