WHAT EXACTLY ARE LANXESS WAITING FOR?

At he last RAC meeting on September 27, 2018, Ramin Ansari advised TAG, RAC and the public that Lanxess would finish the shallow excavations on the Stroh property on the east side of Lanxess before the end of the year. Well that could still happen however as of late yesterday they hadn't even started. That is nearly a month after the promise was made and despite global warming there is absolutely no guarantee that the weather won't turn really nasty in the next few weeks. This is always the problem with outdoor work late in the fall as even simple frost in the ground increases the difficulty and costs of sub-surface excavations. Heavy rain or deep snow also complicates what should otherwise be a simple straightforward operation.

The world will not end if this cleanup does not happen this fall. Unfortunately Lanxess's credibility will take yet another hit. They have to date not stepped up and gotten the off-site pumping rates up to where they need to be. Essentially what extraordinary chance there ever was to achieve the cleanup of the Elmira Aquifers, to drinking water standards, by 2028 has been frittered away since 2012 when Chemtura admitted that a huge increase in pumping was required. To date neither Chemtura nor Lanxess have come even close to those promised pumping rates. This has destroyed even the remotest chance of achieving 2028 as well as Chemtura's credibility. Lanxess seem intent on quickly destroying their's as well. Even if and when they get pumping well W9, west of Lanxess, up and running again it simply is no where near enough to achieve the cleanup mandated and promised. Each and every General Manager of Uniroyal, Crompton, Chemtura and probably Lanxess have all made the same promise to do so. Pretty obvious what that makes their promises worth.