Well things are certainly ongoing.. After councillor Nathan Cadeau's full blown retreat, Woolwich Council have stepped up. Possibly. I sent an e-mail addressed to Woolwich Council on Saturday morning. Saturday afternoon Councillor Eric Schindt responded. His e-mail advised me that Council are soliciting people to discuss new Terms of Reference for RAC and TAG. No comment from him regarding Nathan's claim that Discontinuance was or was not still on the table. That is strike one. Then Eric advised that "pumping rates" have been discussed at the TAG meetings he has attended this year. O.K. that is not a strike presuming that Eric simply doesn't know that there are a ton of different "pumping rates" involved. There are on-site pumping rates. There are off-site pumping rates. There are Municipal Aquifer pumping rates. There are Upper Aquifer (shallow aquifer) pumping rates and on and on. For new councillors not to know this is not a big deal. For them not to get informed very damn soon is.
So at the moment both the issue of RAC & TAG Discontinuance being on the table or not has not been confirmed by the whole Council. Secondly the issue of the Upper Aquifer Pumping & Treatment System (UACTS) huge reductions in pumping ongoing for years is also not settled. Nathan agreed there were large reductions but claimed RAC & TAG public discussion of the issue. In my response to Eric Schwindt later on Saturday afternoon I explained to him the differences in the pumping rates being discussed at TAG (deeper Municipal Aquifer etc.) versus the shallow aquifer on Lanxess's south-west corner which is the huge and significant issue that I have raised.
So are Council playing Whack-A-Mole with me or is this legitimate? I will play it as legitimate until or unless the smell gets way too strong. I am also keeping both the Woolwich Observer and CPAC (Citizens Public Advisory Comm.) in the loop.
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