Saturday, July 30, 2011

MAC'S CONVENIENCE STORE CONTAMINATION TO BE REMOVED?

The front page of today's Woolwich Observer carrys this story: "Demolition next step at Mac's site in Elmira core". You may recall that months ago I posted an article about the cleanup at the Steddick Hotel next door. My understanding has been that the sources of contamination to both sites were leaking underground gasoline tanks on the Mac's/Becker's site. You may also recall that information I had received was that a lot of soil that should have been removed from the Steddick was not. I believe that this time around I will be watching this cleanup much more carefully. On the one hand with a date of 2028 for the alleged Chemtura off-site "cleanup" to be completed, one could be forgiven for thinking that the Ontario M.O.E. would seriously want other local contaminated areas cleaned up properly so as not to impede the restoration of the Elmira Aquifer to drinking water standards. What if on the other hand I am correct in that the 2028 date is an intentional sham/fraud with virtually no chance of success? In that case what incentive is there for the M.O.E. (or anyone else) to get serious with other local contaminated sites?

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