SEBASTIAN SPEAKS TO TAG THIS THURSDAY AT 6:30 PM. MEETING

I have just reread Sebastian's four page memo/report dated August 26/21 which he will formally present to his TAG colleagues in two days. Overall it is absolutely excellent although in my opinion there are a couple of errors which undoubtedly GHD and Lanxess lovers will leap upon and attempt to deflect his main message. Possibly the TAG chair and members who are already pro Lanxess/status quo will give them undue weight whereas I am hoping that the majority of open minded and honest TAG members will listen carefully and make a decision appropriate to the weight of evidence. ................................................................................................................. Sebastian states the obvious which unfortunately has escaped (intentionally) the attention of the guilty parties. What is obvious is that "...getting to GP-1 and 2 required going through a swampy area, a diversion which would take a lot of that effluent and divert it to the south-east onto the neighbouring Stroh property.". This refers to the agreed facts by all that some of the overflowing east side pits gravity flowed southwards into the areas known as GP-1 and 2. High soil concentrations of both DDT and metabolytes as well as dioxins/furans have been found there. Sebastian, on page two of his report, also advises that "It is acknowledged on page 9 (2020 Canagagigue Creek Investigation) that the drainage area covered by the "Drain" includes a portion of the east side of the Lanxess property.". This "portion" is the swampy area mentioned a couple of sentences ago. .................................................................................................................................... Sebastian also blasts the ridiculously pathetic Method Detection Limits which greatly exceed the provincial criteria for DDD, DDE and DDT. What this succeeds in doing is artificially producing a plethora of Non-Detects for these chemicals. Sebastian also points out that toxic contaminants "...moved with the topographic contours in a south-easterly fashion over the property line ...". Again all these topographic (ground elevation) contour lines are produced by the MOE/MECP, CRA, Region of Waterloo etc. and are agreed upon. Water including contaminated water flows downhill and the evidence that it flowed onto the Stroh property to the immediate east of the Stroh Drain, Ditch & Berm (SDDB) is incontrovertible. .......................................................................................................... Sebastian also mentions that that while Uniroyal/Lanxess are most responsible for the contamination, there are other sources including multiple landfills used by all local industry including Uniroyal and Varnicolor Chemical. Finally at the end of page 4 Sebastian suggests that contaminants continue to leave the Lanxess property and testing in 2020 actually had some higher results than in the 2017 Canagagigue Creek report. He therefore believes that serious and honest soil testing is required on the Stroh property in and around the SDDB in order to clarify all the pathways discharging into the Canagagigue Creek.