ERIC HODGINS (RMOW) WARNS TAG ABOUT RISK ASSESSMENTS

About twenty years ago or so the Region of Waterloo warned UPAC that if they kept ignoring the Region's input that they the Region would leave. And they did leave because UPAC were set up to give Uniroyal Chemical every possible break they could. Set up by the Ministry of Environment and by Woolwich Township. Over the years/decades the Region have dropped by on occasion including last Thursday evening. Eric Hodgins advised TAG that the Risk assessment among other things assumed/relied on the continuity of remediation systems in place. This included past efforts to stabilize creekbanks and reduce soil erosion. Eric also advised that Stantec who are assisting have to totally rely on information provided by GHD (Lanxess's consultants) because GHD/CRA have a decades longer understanding of the site. Eric also expressed his frustration with Risk Assessments overall because of what he called the disconnect between the people who assess the risk and the people who know the site much better. He also felt that there were problems with certainty being missing in the Conceptual Site Model. ....................................................................................................... Both Wilson Lau and Sebastian echoed Eric's comments. Sebastian in particular was concerned with Stantec's dependence upon GHD's facts and reporting. Stantec need to look deeper than just data provided by GHD. Sebastian also pointed out that the Bolender Park Landfill accepted local industrial wastes including from Uniroyal Chemical. .......................................................................................................................... Wilson Lau again repeated his question as to whether maximum concentrations have been captured. My response: Most assuredly they have not on the Stroh and Martin properties and even the dumbest (but honest) TAG members know that. Wilson also stated that confirmatory sampling is required in regards to historical capping and excavation along the creek on the Lanxess property. Susan agreed with that. ............................................................................................................ We (the public) finally found out why David Hofbauer has been missing from TAG for so long. He had declared a conflict of interest as he had been working for WSP. Apparently they were possibly bought by GHD and they had assisted GHD with production of the Annual Monitoring Reports (AMR). WOW! Good for David being forthright and shame on TAG (Tiffany) for keeping the real reason for David's absence quiet for so long. Maybe the rest of the TAG members knew (or not?) but this member of the public who attends all the allegedly public TAG meetings did not and have wondered for months where David H. was.