Off-site pumping and treating (i.e. the deep aquifers beneath Elmira, Ont.) is in the toilet. The longterm pumping average for all off-site pumping used to be in the 53 litres per second area up to the end of 2012. Then Chemtura publicly promised CPAC that they would TRIPLE the amount of off-site pumping and treating. Later on they downgraded their brag to a DOUBLING of the off-site pumping. It has never happened! It's never even been close.
June 2023 as reported here two days ago was not a good pumping month with some of the usual excuses. The total off-site pumping was 38.43 litres per second during the month. Well that has now been under surpassed for the month of July with 24.59 litres per second. Now do keep in mind that this isn't just the result of lowered expectations from decades of excuses and under achievements but includes excuses such as "pulse pumping" and delays in getting new parts. Delays that we were told years ago would be minimized via the keeping of spare parts on hand ahead of time. Promises mean nothing to them apparently.
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