CHEMTURA CANADA "PROGRESS REPORT" FOR JUNE 2016

Strange isn't it that these monthly "progress" Reports haven't been mentioning that the "progress" is about two decades behind schedule? That is the prediction of Dr. Dick Jackson the Chair of the Technical Advisory Group here in Woolwich Township. Dr. Jackson's knowledge and integrity are miles ahead of anybody linked to Chemtura Canada and that certainly includes the Ontario Ministry of the Environment.

What really stands out about CRA/GHD is their ability to ignore facts presented by citizens and other experts that don't coincide with their "story". This includes page 5 where they refuse to acknowledge that the Surficial Aquifer also runs eastwards onto the Stroh farm. Similarily on page 8 they advise that off-site wells W5A, W3 and E7 are containing the NDMA plume in the Bedrock. Really? That is interesting for a number of reasons. Firstly none of those wells are screened in the Bedrock Aquifer. Secondly while W5A is screened right at the bottom of the Municipal Lower Aquifer which is in direct contact with the Bedrock hence I would expect at least some Bedrock Aquifer water being captured, the other two wells have at least some of the Lower Aquitard between their screens and the Bedrock Aquifer. W3 actually has the whole thickness of the Lower Aquitard (LAT) between it's wellscreen and the bedrock aquifer. This appears to be one more example of Chemtura consultants' wishful thinking.

Figure D.1 I would interpret as typical CRA junk science. This Figure purports to indicate groundwater contour lines in Chemtura's north-east corners. Three solid contour lines are drawn showing groundwater flow going south-westwards. The problem is that these three lines are based upon a grand total of four data points ie. monitoring well groundwater elevations none of which are directly on any of the three contour lines and in fact at most there is but one data point nearby for any entire contour line. That is CRAp.

Figure D.11 is purportedly groundwater contour lines throughout Elmira for the Bedrock Aquiofer. Once again the number of data points is shockingly few over a very large area and the contour lines are drawn subjectively to support CRA/GHDs claim that the bedrock Aquifer is hydraulically contained. It might also help if Chemtura's friends would indicate to what depth into the Bedrock that groundwater is flowing.

Figure E.4 indicates the horrific concentrations of both NDMA and Chlorobenzene which have been constantly well above drinking water standards literally for decades on Chemtura's neighbours property on their west side (Well CH47). How can they claim hydraulic containment when their neighbour's properties are still grossly contaminated by their misdeeds?

Speaking of contaminating their neighbours' properties did the Ontario M.O.E. ever receive permission from them to allow Chemtura to use their properties as part of the cleanup process? In other words this whole idea of allowing Chemtura's contamination to intentionally flow off-site westwards to then theoretically be picked up further south in either wells PW4 (back on site) or pumping well W5A (still off-site) is incredible. Future generations will gasp in shock and disgust at what has passed for cleanup strategies here in Elmira, Ontario.