NO CHEMTURA/LANXESS THERE WAS NOT! CONCENSUS ON DNAPL PRESENCE OR CLEANUP ON OR OFF-SITE

Likely Jeff Meriman said there was concensus right along with the likes of Steve Quigley (formerly of CRA/GHD). Over three decades plus our always upbeat and positive dirty polluters have managed, massaged, and spun the message that gosh they really are trustworthy, green folks just looking to right "HISTORICAL" mistakes of the past. Historical mistakes of others that they have so gallantly stepped forward to fix just for the sake of selflessly assisting both humanity and the natural environment. Utter BullCrap ! ........................................................................................................................................... DNAPL means Dense Non Aqueous Phase Liquids. It means chemical compounds that have a specific gravity greater than 1 and which sink through water. Other characteristics include low solubility hence they can literally dissolve in groundwater over decades and perhaps even over a century. They are a long term groundwater contaminant usually above the Ontario Drinking Water Standards (ODWS). Specific DNAPL chemicals include chlorobenzene, chlorophenols, Mercaptobenzothiazole, Carboxin, Trichloroethylene (TCE) etc. Perhaps both dioxins and DDT are also technically DNAPLS although allegedly their solubility is very low. ............................................................................................................................... There are four very worthwhile reports that were kept below the radar for a number of years before being dredged up and released by the Todd Cowan administration at Woolwich Township. While personally I don't care for Todd for good reason nevertheless I do not believe his council and administration were part of the old boys network dedicated to protecting and enhancing the reputation of Uniroyal/Crompton/Chemtura or later Lanxess. Make no mistake this protection by Woolwich Councils historically has been to the direct detriment of the citizens of Woolwich Township and the public interest in general. .............................................................................................................................. These reports are the April 3, 2006 DNAPL Status Reort and the May 2, 2008 Chemtura DNAPL Investigation both written by Jaimie Connolly (hydrogeologist) of the Ontario Ministry of Environment. His concerns, priorities and Reccommendations have not been embraced by Chemtura/Lanxess nor their consultants CRA/GHD. At best the cheaper, less expensive actions may have been considered. There are also two other reports written by Wilf Ruland (hydrogeologist) both immediately after Jaimie's reports. They are the April 21, 2006 DNAPL report, apparently like the other reports sent to specific, chosen CPAC members by Chair Pat Mclean as she saw fit possibly to avoid messy debate/discussion from persons much more informed than her. If I had even dreamed of the back room, back door manipulation that b.... was capable of her butt would have been tossed as CPAC Chair a decade before the Woolwich voters ousted her in favour of Sandy Shantz. Gad a smart, snaky one replaced by a less smart, sneaky one. Such is politics. The second report Wilf produced was the May 15, 2008 DNAPL report again sent to CPAC members or at least those in favour with the Chair who was quietly working for the Township Council versus the public's interests. All four of these reports are excellent with Wilf coming up with a couple of unique DNAPL remediation suggestions in his second report.