Acting N.J. Attorney General John Hoffman (left) today announced that a former top executive of the East Orange Water Commission, William Mowell, admitted to conspiring to conceal high levels of an industrial solvent in the water supply. (File photo / N.J. Attorney General’s Office)
Former Ridgewood Water employee pleads guilty to bogus water test results
Ex-top official of East Orange water agency admits concealing chemical in drinking water
By Christopher Baxter | The Star-Ledger
TRENTON — A former top official of the East Orange Water Commission admitted today to conspiring to hide elevated levels of an industrial solvent in drinking water pumped to more than 80,000 residents in the city and neighboring South Orange, state authorities said.
William Mowell, 52, of Wyckoff, the former assistant executive director and engineer, pleaded guilty to conspiring with the agency’s former executive director, Harry Mansmann, to falsify levels of tetrachloroethene to show the water was safe to drink, the state Attorney General’s Office said.
Exposure to the chemical, used for dry cleaning and other purposes, over a prolonged period of time is a potential cancer risk, according to the federal health department. But state Department of Environmental Protection officials said their own testing showed residents were not at risk and the water was safe.
Make him shower in carcinogenic tetrachloroethene-laced water and brush his teeth with it for a few years as punishment. Some of the old timers here must know why Gabbert fired him from Ridgewood Water? Sounds like he’s pond scum.
How do we know he wasn’t doing this under instructions or with collusion? Reminds me of a pile of quarters on a table….
Another day, another NJ official arrested for scam/fraud/corruption. We will never stop being the butt of jokes of late-night comedy television.
boy o boy the village is trying to sweep a lot of dirt under the rug. and what happen’ed to the other boss footer he’s been gone for a few weeks now, and I see him in hohokus working , another bum that was steeling from the water dept. some one is trying to keep this from coming out. hummmmmm, no wonder the council is looking to sell the water dept ,
40, mill is sounding good.
hold on a bit, gabbert did not lay any one off. it was the council . the manager is just a puppet for the mayor and council , the manage has no power, they say jump —-ask how high.
The Law according to #5.
Just wait #5 more is coming. With 0% municipal tax increase for two years there are going to be more layoffs/outsourcing. Time to get ride of the dead wood at the garage and the DPW.
the town we all loved is going down hill real fast, and to # 7 o well thats way I sold my house, and if you see, so manny more are going sell. down the road the tax rate will be 8%. it seems that # 7 has inside info he or she must one of the council. well if that happens the hole top mangers and mayor and council will go down for being the worst group ever. so # 7 it all falls on you smarty pants.
Tax rate has been capped at 4% for many years. Try to educate yourself on the law smarty pants
# 5 THE LAW , WHAT ARE YOU SMOKING MY LITTLE FLOWER.
Falkner Act. Try reading it.
hey just got on and reading all the funny info. hey # 7 some one has a bit of twitch. it sounds like the cat is out of the water pipe.
Wow very cryptic . Will have to do a bowel to figure that on out #12
do you think this crew gives a shit about the falkner act. and about the 4 % cap on taxes . read the book on loop holes smarty pants.
most people hate the falkner act. it’s dirty . so going back to the water service , so what happen’ed to that manger, the talk on the street he was seen by another worker steeling and much more, but who knows it’s just jib jab, time will tell.
We might finally outsource our Village vehicle maintenance to Paramus which does the same job but for less, and then we can convert the old Village Garage to a PAC. Only the fat cat unions – and democrats who want their votes – support municipal tax increases. It’s time for these “Mer Me Me” greedy pigs to stop feeding at the trough of middle class income earners who are being taxed to death.
What does this mean #4, please explain ?
make a call to the boss , she will tell you.
You da boss #17
come on stop playing games benny.
To # 18 I think it would mean keep it from the news press.
yours truly
yeah and they will give us a bull shit story.
who hires these ass holes.
the lap dog.