There is a real danger that the public will not heed official advice to stop wasting water if they continue to see the water company as the biggest culprit.

I'm not at all happy they did that. As a county elected official, I guess I resent it that the county party is essentially telling me to take a hike, ... I feel like my county party is working against me.

Know when to speak - for many times it brings danger, to give the best advice to kings

The danger is actually worse when the water goes away, because you have hazardous materials more concentrated in muck and dust. People will more readily come back, and will try to clean their homes or porches. And they'll have toxic dust they'll be sweeping around. And they'll inhale it and ingest it.

I tried to protect Harry and not go public but he said this in an official meeting in the boardroom in front of others, including the chief executive,

The thrust of his argument appears to be he is not a public official and could not receive a bribe, That's a fairly sophisticated argument for jurors. It could go either way.