Austin Water chief resigns after 4-day boil water discover brought on by human error

Greg Meszaros, the pinnacle of Austin Water utility, has stepped down following a boil water discover mistakenly issued within the Texas capital for 4 days.

The boil water discover has been blamed on an issue brought on by human error. Meszaros introduced his resignation in a memo despatched to metropolis supervisor Spencer Cronk, based on Fox 7. 

“I take full accountability for any shortcomings on the utility this previous week. I additionally take pleasure in our many accomplishments,” Meszaros mentioned. “Whereas I’ve beloved my job as director, and I’m exceedingly pleased with all that my crew and I’ve achieved over the almost 15 years I’ve served as Austin Water’s chief, I’m able to step apart.”

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“It’s changing into clear that this was an error from our working workers at our Ullrich Plant oversights and the way they attended the method of treating water at Ullrich,” Meszaros informed Fox 7. “That’s definitely unacceptable to us.”

The error resulted in your complete Ullricch Water Remedy Plant stopping operations. In response to Meszaros, this has by no means occurred earlier than.  Following the incident, the town started to take the mandatory steps to elevate the discover, equivalent to testing water samples to make sure adequate high quality in water.

Austin council member Mackenzie Kelly mentioned workers points are “the accountability of the director.”

“I requested the after-action critiques for the final 5 years of incidents which have occurred at Austin Water utility,” Kelly informed Fox 7. “I’ll be reviewing these this weekend, and I’ll carry my findings to the special-called assembly.”

Meszaros assumed the function of director in 2007.