GET ALONG TO GO ALONG & M1, ISCO (and more)

Sub-title: The Lying Frucks


I have for many years understood that the locations of the Elmira off-site pumping wells were directly related to areas of high concentrations of NDMA, chlorobenzene, ammonia and more. Hence pumping wells are located at W5 (A/B) right beside (west) the First St. Landfill, W4 between Varnicolor Chemical and Borg Textile (i.e. west of Varnicolor and north of Borg), W3 located beside Landfill Creek and between Sanyo Canada and the former McKee Harvestor, and E7 which was one of the former drinking wells in the south wellfield. Ecologic Inc. from Rockwood and others, early on, advised that the NDMA in the south wellfield (E7, E9) was likely from a nearby source as in closer than Uniroyal Chemical.

Then we have the so called "Elmira RAP Expansion" locations. RAP of course stands for remedial action plan. What a pile of pus. It is not and has not been any kind of "expansion" whatsoever. What it is is simply replacement wells in different locations attempting to continue to locate beside what are euphemistically referred to as "hot spots". The great likelihood is that these "hot spots" are simply off the Uniroyal site SOURCE AREAS! Source areas as in Uniroyal never were the sole source of the destruction of our drinking water aquifers despite Uniroyal admitting to it in their October 7, 1991 Settlement Agreement or in the MOE November 4, 1991 Control Order.

Expansion pumping well W6 is located on Oriole Parkway halfway between Varnicolor's Lot 91 and the Sanyo Plant and W3. It is located on Oriole Parkway on the former Borg Textile's side of the road. New pumping well W8 is located on the east side of Union St. on the former Nutrite (Yara) property (now SNC Lavallin). I have long believed that besides Nutrite's own contribution of ammonia and likely more to the municipal aquifers that Uniroyal had free phase DNAPL (dense non aqueous phase liquids) flow westwards onto the Nutrite property near to the location of W8. W9 is located across Union St. from W8, very very close to Landfill Creek. This is also extremely close to former landfill M1 which on maps is located on the former textile factory property on Park Ave.

Two other interesting facts. Was the location of the pilot test for In-Situ Chemical Oxidation (ISCO) after 2012, beside Well W3 a tacit admission that either Sanyo or McKee were off-site (from Uniroyal) sources who contributed NDMA and or chlorobenzene to the aquifers? Secondly was the suggested "Northwest MU In Situ Area" and the suggested "Adjacent ML In Situ Area" encompassing M1, W8, W9 and the former textile companies also a tacit admission of off-site source areas? I believe that it is.


I wonder how much of this Uniroyal/Crompton/Chemtura and Lanxess have shared with their local partners in pollution? Usually I refer only to the Ontario MOE (MECP) as partners in pollution with Uniroyal and its successors. Right now I'm wondering how much they shared with their local co-opted citizens of which fortunately there are not many. I understand that these citizens were likely given a choice a few decades ago. Get along to go along and it will be in your best interests. Perhaps in fact you may even have more environmental influence with us and the MOE if you play ball cooperatively versus competitively. It is a seductive offer but takers knowingly or otherwise have to step off the public interest bus sooner or later.