M.O.E. OFFERING TO DO SOME WORK AT CHEMTURA

Last Thursday's Elmira Independent informs us with this title "MOE looks at revisiting 1996 sediment study". Based on over twenty years of experience with the M.O.E., the first question I have is why. What's the catch? They are masters of distraction and deflection. They are also masters of political survival. Based on what they've done and not done here in Elmira they should no longer even be a provincial ministry. The fact that they are looking for some input or buy-in from CPAC is even scarier. These guys don't give a rat's butkus for real public input. Something stinks!

Following is a list of higher priority testing the M.O.E. can and should have done decades ago in Elmira. Do it first and then if you want to go back and retest sediment and floodplain soils downstream, fine.

Shallow and intermediate soil around and downgradient of the old Borg Textiles.
Upper Aquifer groundwater around and downgradient of Borg.
Intermediate and deeper soils at the old Varnicolor on Union St.
Upper Aquifer (not Surficial) groundwater at and downgradient of the old Varnicolor.
Shallow and Intermediate soil around Sanyo Canada.
Uper Aquifer groundwater around and downgradient of Sanyo Canada.
Shallow and intermediate soil and groundwater around OW60 - west & off-site of Chemtura

GP1 & 2 on the south-east corner of Chemtura require soil and groundwater testing below the water table. This includes the UA1, UA2, UA3 and MU.
There is an alleged natural swimming pool downgradient of GP1 &2. Confirm it and test it.

Finally based on the M.O.E.'s track record of incompetence and polluter bias they should not take one step without CPAC and public input. Exact locations and depths must be determined first prior to putting the shovel in the ground.