STILL MORE EVIDENCE OF UNIROYAL TOXINS TRAVELLING TO THE STROH PROPERTY

This time the evidence comes from the following report: "Elmira-St. Jacobs Water Supply Project Volume II- Elmira Aquifer System: Contaminant Plume Mapping And Source Investigation" prepared by CH2M HILL Engineering Ltd., Waterloo, Ontario, February 1991, on behalf of the Region of Waterloo. While I haven't completed my review as yet a few choice items have however leaped out at me. These speak to more than just the east side (Stroh property). ....................................................................................................................... On page iii (right at the start) we are advised that CH2M HILL assumes presumably based upon timing and production records that NDMA actually entered the municipal aquifer (MU) in the 1950s. Now this would also be due to the nature of the semi-impermeable aquitard being missing below one or two of the west side lagoons on the Uniroyal property hence allowing quick migration from the shallow aquifer directly into the MU. Between private wells in those days still in Elmira, as well as the municipal drinking water system from the nearby north wellfield drawing Uniroyal contaminated groundwater towards itself, I believe that it is highly likely that Elmira citizens were drinking NDMA contaminated water from likely as early as 1960 and maybe as late as 1970 until and after the Elmira water Crisis of November 1989. .............................................................................................. Indeed on page 1 we are advised that after the south wellfield (started in 1970) was shut down (wells E7 & E9) and well E2 shut down as well in the north wellfield that a contaminated with NDMA well (E8) was still in operation however allegedly it was diluted by the other north wellfield wells namely E5, E5A, and E6. I wonder if the tap water was below the current standard of 9 parts per trillion or the then interim standard of 14 ppt or perhaps neither. ....................................................................................................................... Two Figures in this report show heavy phenol contamination from the Uniroyal east side pits (north & south) had crossed over onto the Stroh farm property. The two Figures are 7.7 and 7.8 and they show significant contamination in the Municipal Aquifer (100 parts per billion) and incredibly high concentraions in the shallow aquifer right on the property line between 25,000 and 119,000 parts per billion (ppb). ........................................................................................................ Have no fear, Uniroyal/Lanxess apologists, fellow travellors, politicians and assorted others with axes to grind will continue to deny, deny, deny, and deny.