Of course this behaviour can only occur when the Chair and the Agenda are firmly controlled at all times. Whether Tiffany with TAG or Nathan with TRAC you will see lots of time wasting presentations by Lanxess and their consultants GHD. Truth or accuracy are not as important as the message which is "Trust us, we know what we are doing. If in any doubt you may consider us as hydrogeologic Gods or better if that eases your mind."
Hot button issues should include DNAPLS, mass downstream exceedances of health criteria whether soils, sediments or fish tissues, ongoing gross pumping failures both on and off-site. Then of course instead of making up excuses such as "asymptotic behaviour" for the in your face failure to achieve drinking water standards for either NDMA or chlorobenzene by 2028; Lanxess should have doubled down and already implemented ISCO (In Situ Chemical Oxidation) or other source removal mechanisms in multiple areas both on and off site. This combined with the November 2012 pumping promises made ignored by Chemtura could have made a major improvement by now in the current concentrations of dissolved contaminants.
Two other points. Mayor Shantz's ill advised and petty assault upon Woolwich volunteers (CPAC) in April and September 2015 was grossly counterproductive to the cleanup as it effectively removed accountability. Also it will be interesting to see some of the concentrations of other Uniroyal Chemical contaminants still dissolved in Elmira's Aquifers. This is one more hot button issue that has been deftly kicked to the curb by the professional liars in charge.
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