folc.ca's comment on HAZCO's answer to FAQ #17

Note: The background text in the following was copied from the Frequently-asked Questions page at HAZCO's website, Nov. 2, 2005.  HAZCO's answers to "frequently asked questions" deserve further comments.  Those comments are inserted where required in HAZCO's text and are shown on yellow background.

From HAZCO's FAQ web page (quoted verbatim):

FAQ #17. What assurances can you give that this project won’t have negative impacts on drinking water?

Environmental protection is a top priority for Hazco.  The measures incorporated into the facility design will ensure that there will be no impact to drinking water in the area.  For example, silt clay overburden at the site had low hydraulic conductivity and the vertical hydraulic gradient is also low.  Hazco will also implement a semi-annual groundwater monitoring program performed by an independent hydrogeologist.   The favourable site conditions and monitoring program will be further complimented by the proposed facility design that makes use of double liner systems, and run-off control systems as well as sound facility operation.

Comment: Promises, promises, promises; only a complete and thorough environmental inventory before, and repeated environmental inventories after, HAZCO commences operation will prove HAZCO's "beliefs" about the extent of the environmental impact its proposed storage and processing facility will have to be right or wrong.    So far there is nothing in HAZCO's design, promises or beliefs that can allay the fears of Lamont County residents.

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Created Nov. 4, 2005