CHEMTURA NOVEMBER 2016 PROGRESS REPORT

All off-site pumping wells successfully achieved their pumping target rates. Of course those target pumping rates have as yet not been adjusted upwards either double or triple as promised. We await.

Concerning the MISA (Municipal Industrial Strategy for Abatement) outlets on the Chemtura site which discharge into the Canagagigue Creek we do see that Lindane concentrations are decreasing for MISA outlet 0400 and MISA SWS. Aniline is decreasing as well in its' concentrations as it discharges from MISA SWS. Other than that most contaminants have no trend, either increasing or decreasing.

There is a slight change in surface water (Canagagigue) sampling results and it is for the worse. BEHP has for a long while actually been higher upstream coming onto the site than downstream as it leaves the site. Toluene of course has a statistically higher concentration on average as it leaves the site versus as it enters from upstream. The change appears to be in m& p xylenes. They now have a higher average concentration downstream than upstream indicating additions from the Chemtura site. Nice work guys.

I view this as typical glacial progress. Two steps forward and one back. 2050 or later and the site and creek will still be a toxic mess but hopefully the Elmira Aquifers will be close to drinkable. That is until the power goes off and or Chemtura (Lanxess) abandon the site. Then everything on-site will continue leaking off-site without even partial containment.