WOOLWICH DRINKING WATER

Last Saturday's Woolwich Observer carrys this story: "Clean bill of health for Woolwich's water". You know the easiest way to put this in perspective is to remind residents of all the assurances they were receiving during the 1980's in regards to Elmira's water. Everyone could taste how bad it was yet the assurances from the M.O.E. especially just came on flowing. Then allegedly out of the blue, immediately AFTER Uniroyal completed their cleanout of their west side ponds in 1989, the M.O.E. decided to test for some different compounds. Wowser they found NDMA and less remarkably a half dozen other common industrial solvents.

So I'm telling Woolwich rersidents to take this article and more importantly these water reports with a healthy dose of skepticism. I have posted numerous articles during March, February and probably January describing in detail the omissions and discrepancies in these reports produced by the Region of Waterloo. Do not blame Woolwich Councillors here. They want good news, the Region delivers it and the Councillors aren't looking for problems nor do they want a fight with the Region. Just like the recently exposed sweetheart deal between the M.O.E. and Chemtura; the big shots get what they want and the public takes it again in the ear.