CPAC WORKING SESSION HELD

These public working sessions are held in order to discuss the upcoming Chemtura Public Advisory Committee Agenda for May 29, 2014 6 pm. in the Council Chambers. Also individual CPAC members are given the lead on various Agenda items which ensures that all topics are fully covered.

Today's working session started with a card and gift to Corrinne Shuh for her many years of service as Secretary to CPAC. During her response Corrinne asked if CPAC could add some kind words to the recognition that Susan Bryant was receiving from the Region of Waterloo, ostensibly for her environmental activism over the years.

CPAC also were able to meet the leading candidate to be the new CPAC Secretary. Her name is Lisa Schaefer and she is a very impressive candidate for the position. Besides her numerous skills and abilities yours truly ascertained from her that she has virtually no connection or relationship with anyone from Conestoga Rovers, Chemtura or the Ontario Ministry of the Environment. This is vital as this committee's good work is too easily thwarted by Chemtura sympathizers in the guise of honest citizens.

There was further discussion of GP1 & 2 including the intentional grading in GP2 which promotes a surface water pond in the middle of it. This will be included in next Thursday's CPAC meeting.

There was also discussion around the $10,000 given to CPAC by Woolwich Council for peer reviews. I reminded CPAC of two very appropriate areas of concern namely the proposed In-Site Chemical Oxidation and tripling of off-site pumping rates as well as the Dense Non Aqueous Phase Liquids (DNAPL) investigation.

Wilf Ruland's letter of May 15, 2008 was also discussed. I was able to advise CPAC & SWAT of numerous incredible insights and understandings that Wilf had that were completely contrary to all the positions , opinions and client driven conclusions of Conestoga Rovers, consultants to Chemtura. I have just had an insight right here and now. I've already considered that I have judged Jaimie Connolly (M.O.E. hydrogeologist) harshly in the past for not speaking up on some of Conestoga Rovers ridiculous hydrogeological positions especially in relation to DNAPLS. It turns out that Jaimie did speak up and while CPAC had his letter it was never raised or discussed at CPAC in my presence. Is it possible that Wilf also has been judged harshly? Have there been other written reports by Wilf kept from the public? Appearances are that Wilf's letter may possibly not even have gotten to CPAC at all. This is based upon Corrinne being unable to find it as well as the lack of response to date from a former CPAC member on whether they ever received this letter. Regardless I was again absolutely denied access to this smoking gun DNAPL information. Shame on the past CPAC Chair and on Chemtura who knew damn well I didn't receive it and then this winter and spring did their best not to produce either one for as long as they could. This is not *Responsible Care ethics; it is *Irresponsible Crap ethics.