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Acting director: generator and pump issues required water purchases; PFAS treatment design delayed by archaeological study

City of East Orange Water Commission · April 21, 2026
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Summary

Acting Executive Director Thomas Matich told the commission the emergency generator is running but transformer problems and offline pumps forced water purchases; PFAS treatment design follow-up is scheduled but delayed pending an archaeological study of the proposed treatment site.

Acting Executive Director Thomas Matich reported to the Board that the emergency generator is functional but that a transformer issue remains under troubleshooting, and the commission has been buying water to maintain production while pumps are offline for maintenance. He said Dickinson wells 3/4 and 8/9 are being redrilled and are expected back online by the end of the second quarter.

Matich also said the PFAS treatment design will move forward in a follow-up meeting with engineers next week, but the project was delayed because an archaeological study of the proposed construction area was required. He reported the commission provided more than 25 million gallons to bulk water purchasers and anticipates roughly $150,000 in revenue from those sales this month.