There are a number of answers based upon politics, public acceptance and technical standards i.e. ODWS- Ontario Drinking Water Standards. Politically will be all about the proposed Lake Erie Pipeline. Will getting our drinking water from highly polluted Lake Erie fly versus serious cleanup of our currently polluted aquifers in southern Ontario? Heck will it even fly with the United States? If that idiot Donald Trump or anyone vaguely related to him is the President then all bets are off. He'd rather invade us then share Lake Erie water with us.
Public acceptance here in Elmira and Waterloo Region over ever drinking water from the Elmira Aquifers could be a hard sell. Everybody knows about DDT and Dioxins in the Canagagigue Creek and they assume, rightly or wrongly, that they are also in our groundwater. Furthermore I believe that our citizens and residents have lost faith and confidence, rightfully so, in our provincial government and our Ministry of Environment. Just because they suggest that the Elmira Aquifers will someday be restored just doesn't cut it anymore. Especially as they are just about ready to blow past the first mandated deadline of 2028.
Lastly we have technical standards. Oh boy we have a ton of credentialed experts hired by world class polluters and these "experts" will give you their client's opinions for big bucks. I have no doubt that within a few years of selective sampling by compound/chemicals , by location within the aquifers and by even adjusted health standards that some of these twits will proclaim the aquifers safe to drink. Now keep in mind they advised Elmira folks for twenty years prior to the alleged discovery of NDMA that Elmira's water was safe. It was not plus it stunk and tasted crappy.
All in all I have seen zero honest and serious intent to date to properly remediate the Elmira Aquifers. I'm not saying that it can not ever happen but that it will take major changes in honesty, personnel involved, public awareness and more to ever occur.
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