MORE DRIBS & DRABS FROM LAST THURSDAY"S TAG MEETING

The MOE/MECP will be collecting and sampling fish tissues again this fall. My experienced take on that is that the last fish tissue results were much too high and they are hoping to get lower results this time. They might do this via sampling in different locations, or different species or possibly even by sampling at a different time of year. Rest assurred that if Lanxess didn't want it to happen, it probably wouldn't. As with the last sampling the tissues sampled will not be the fattier areas that more readily accumulate toxins including the liver. .............................................................................................................. Many excuses were given regarding the delay of years in getting off-site pumping well W9 up an running hopefully by either the end of this year or no later than January/February 2021. Ramin Ansari did to his credit at one point suggest that in hindsight they should not have gone down the peroxide treatment route as they are now going back to the tried and true activated carbon route. What a total and complete shmozzle. ........................................................................................................................ Lanxess and Ramin stated that the original 30 year Remediation Target was a mistake. Yes it was albeit a very self-serving one. He also stated regarding the 2028 date that "...we're not going to meet that." He also astoundingly claimed that the Elmia Aquifers are "actually drinkable today." My response is go ahead. We've been drinking contzaminated water for decades so have at it. ....................................................................................................... One piece of good news is that thirty years later Lanxess and the MOE/MECP are actually discussing a bond or financial assurance to guarantee further cleanup if Lanxess depart the properrty. Hmm? ........................................................................................................ Sandy Shantz and Scott McMillan both publicly promised "community discussion" regarding the proposed crap known as "Flux Based Approach" to clean up of the Elmira Aquifers. Mr. McMillan also sugested that it would be a "generational" decision. Hmm again. We'll see if that happens and in what form. ............................................................................................................ Regarding the recent Supplemental East Side Groundwater Report, TAG member Dustin Martin critiqued it. He felt that the claim by Lanxess's consultants (GHD) that there is no risk from the Stroh property is not well supported by their own report. Also their claim that there is significant attenuation of NDMA is "just not true.". He even referred to the natural attenuation discussion within the report as being "misleading". Finally Dustin suggested that while lateral delineation of contaminants on the Stroh property is O.K., vertical delibneation absolutely is not. Also decommissioning of all wells on the Stroh property is `premature`according to Dustin. This is just one more unacceptable technical report by Lanxess`s consultants amidst thirty years of unacceptable, misleading reports in my well informed opinion. .......................................................................................................... Sebastian pushed hard for more sampling and wells further south on the Stroh property. He pointed out that the highly contaminated GP-1 actually ran eastwards all the way to the Stroh property which surprised Dustin and had him reconsidering further sampling southwards. ............................................................................................................... Thus ended a very disappointing TAG meeting with only a couple of exceptions. TAG members need to notice carefully the poor science and exaggerated self-serving conclusions constantly put forth by Lanxess and their consultants. TAG are not dealing with honest brokers.