WHEN DOES THE LYING & DECEPTION STOP?

In November 2012 Chemtura/Conestoga Rovers made the public announcement that based upon their 5 year analysis it was necessary, in order to achieve the 2028 Elmira Aquifers cleanup deadline, for them to increase the off-site pumping by 300% AND to do some off-site source removal by introducing chemicals into the subsurface to break down NDMA and or Chlorobenzene. This last process is known as ISCO or In-Situ Chemical Oxidation. This announcement was of course complete nonsense. They had been smarting since the previous May when first CPAC (Chemtura Public Advisory Committee) then Woolwich Council passed Resolutions stating that 2028 was unachievable under the current remediation plan consisting solely of Pump & treat technology also known as hydraulic containment.

Fast forward to 2017. In fact the last five years of pumping has been generally pretty good by the low standards that CRA and Chemtura set prior to that. Pumping has routinely been in the 50 to 53 litres per second and certainly for many months or more in the 60 to 63 litres per second. On a historical basis that is excellent. The trouble is it is nowhere near the original promised tripling of pumping rates or the later revised doubling of pumping rates.

Three new wells have come on line since this past summer. They are W6A, W6B and W9. W9 is near Park and Union St. and it's very low pumping rate has been at zero for the last couple of months. Unimpressive. The W6 wells are located on Oriole Parkway just east of Industrial Drive. W6A has been pumping at a staggering (not) rate of .8 litres per second. Good Lord, that is peanuts. W6B is pumping in a different aquifer at a mind numbing .7 litres per second during the month of October. It's mind numbingly little!

There are two other wells supposedly constructed and hooked into the treatment system. Supposedly. When do they come on stream and will they be just as ridiculous as the first two new wells? We've waited five years after their huge announcement about vastly improving the chances of achieving a 2028 cleanup. ie. from nil to a vague maybe if we get lucky. So far it's been a huge pile of home grown, Elmira HORSE MANURE.