The title above refers to yesterday's second last paragraph here where I discussed Mr. Deal's misleading of TRAC and the public by stating that the 1% rule indicated that chlorobenzene concentrations had to equal or exceed 4,900 ug/l (ppb.) to indicate possible DNAPL upgradient. That is nonsense based upon the multitude of dissolved chemical contaminants in Uniroyal/Lanxess's groundwater. Much lower concentrations based upon the EFFECTIVE Solubility would indicate DNAPL nearby.
Five minute wonder Hadley (Lanxess) advised TRAC that Lanxess are now thinking of recirculating treated groundwater into the Elmira Aquifers. This sounds the same as suggestions decades ago to "reinject" allegedly clean groundwater back into the aquifers. I'm skeptical and for good reason.
TRAC were advised that the MECP are not ready to finalize the Risk Assessment after all these years (of deception, delay and obfuscation-my comments). My guess is that they too are wondering if the public will be able to swallow the "no unacceptable risks" bulls**t Lanxess (Stantec) are selling.
Sebastian actually advised at Thursday evening's TRAC meeting that the pumping at on-site well PW4 was "woeful". He is correct yet for him to criticize Lanxess so harshly is music to my ears. That well is the MAIN well preventing the grossly contaminated on-site Municipal Upper (MU) from flowing off-site and recontaminating the Elmira Aquifers all over again. These excuses by Lanxess do not bode well for the promised pumping forever (in perpetuity) on the Uniroyal/Lanxess site.
One more of these excuses was presented by Allan Deal advising that an "engineering buffer" is built into the Target pumping rates. This is to suggest that the Target Rate is flexible and can be readily under achieved without consequences. One that is not what we were told decades ago and to this day the following sentence is written in the footnotes (1) below each month's (Progress Report )Table of Average Daily Pumping Rates : " GHD recommends that Lanxess maintain the target pumping rates greater than or equal to these rates." So quit making excuses and get your G.D. pumping rates back where they belong which is the long ago approved TARGET PUMPING RATES!!!
Apparently the Ontario MECP are writing some kind of tech report about the Risk Assessment. Whoopdy Do !!! Now it sounds as if Lanxess may share that report with the downstream farming families (Old Order Mennonites) first and then later with TRAC. Well the good news for Lanxess is that they will not get much if any opposition from either group.
Again Lanxess are terrified about both on and off site DNAPLS hence repeated attempts to either manufacture or enhance "evidence" that might suggest they don't exist and never did. Comparing chlorobenzene concentrations in wells PW4 (on-site) and W4 off-site is one example. Allegedly the chlorobenzene concentrations have been dropping in W4 and not so much in PW4. If this proves anything it is that the free phase DNAPL beside PW4 on-site at well OW88 is greater in mass and volume than the DNAPL found beside the Howard St. water tower in well OW57-32 which instigated W4 being located right there.
Thank you Mr. Deal for using Varrnicolor Chemical as a distraction to TRAC members. At the same time you have emphasized how Varnicolor were/are a source of contamination to the Municipal Aquifers in Elmira albeit allegedly only of six solvents including very toxic Vinyl Chloride, DCE and others. Also we are advised that after 35 years Varnicolor still is not fully remediated either, as the owner who tried to get a clean bill of health in 2016 from the MECP has given up on it.
I would characterize Thursday's TRAC meeting as an exercise in Dishonest Sincerity by GHD. Woolwich Township should be ashamed of their enabling this manipulation and deception of their citizens.
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