POLLUTERS STILL NOT GETTING THE MESSAGE

"Diesel fuel spill stains downtown Schneider Creek" is the story title in today's Waterloo Region Record. According to witnesses there was both a distinct diesel odour in the air as well as a sheen on the surface of the water on Schneider's Creek near the foot of Benton Street in Kitchener. Another witness described the odour as overwhelming. In light of recent heavy rains the creek would have had a significant volume of water in it which indicates to me that this was a major and significant spill (dump). Also very worrying was another local resident's comment that he has seen pollutants in the creek on other occasions. Based on contaminated sediment just upstream in Victoria Park over many years as well as issues in the creek it would seem obvious to me that some business or individual may be making a habit of getting rid of liquid wastes in the creek. I won't be holding my breath waiting for the Ontario M.O.E. to ferret out the culprit(s).