Moorestown to Provide Water Department Update to Residents on Friday

Moorestown, NJ -- Moorestown Council will hold a special meeting to provide residents with an update on the water department, the township announced Wednesday morning.

Council will also consider a resolution to enter into an administrative consent order with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.

No further details about either item were immediately available.

The meeting will take place at 10 a.m. at town hall.

In May, the township announced that Bill Butler had resigned his post as Utility Superintendent. The Utility Superintendent oversees the Water Department, and Butler was replaced by two people, temporarily.

Wayne McEwan was named the operator in charge of the Water Department. Albert Vallen is in charge of the Sewer Department.

Butler was also in charge of the Department of Public Works in the absence of Acting Director Kenneth Ewers at the time of his resignation.

Former Maple Shade Township Manager George Hauber was named Interim Director of Public Works. He served as the township manager for Maple Shade for 20 years prior to his retirement.

Current employee Doug Nims has been named Public Works Supervisor, essentially the second-in-command in the department.

Township Manager Scott Carew had said the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) was informed of the changes, and the township was continuing to evaluate its options for a long-term solution.