PUBLIC CPAC MEETINGS NEXT WEEK

The Chemtura Public Advisory Committee (CPAC) will be holding an Orientation/Education meeting next Monday at 9 am.. Their monthly public evening meeting will be held next Thursday, October 24/13 in Woolwich Council Chambers at 6 pm.. While the Agenda has not been set as yet I would expect there to be some discussion around Chemtura's attempts to avoid using In-Situ Chemical Oxidation (ISCO) on two off-site ares west of their site. To date their rationale for this is just below pathetic however they have held a private, by invitation only meeting with certain stakeholders, in order to sell it.

Of interest to me is that they are suggesting moving southwards to the CH38 (Oriole Parkway) and the W3 area (MacDonald's) as an alternate location for ISCO. This may well be simply another feint in their long term delaying plan. I'm wondering at what point in time they will transfer their ISCO interest to the old water tower behind the former Varnicolor Chemical on Union St.. This is another appropriate off-site area which clearly needs more effort and results than what off-site pump and treat has done over the last fifteen years.

I sent an e-mail this morning to CPAC and SWAT members advising them of the Ontario Ministry of the Environment's (M.O.E.) latest gamesmanship. Apparently the M.O.E. in their latest bout of stupidity believe that they can verbally present technical data on DDT and Dioxins downstream in the Canagagigue Creek, below Chemtura, without providing hard copy to CPAC. CPAC historically have had to work with their hands tied behind their backs and local politicians, polluters and alleged regulaters (M.O.E.) have preferred it that way. This however is going way beyond the pale.