Man pleads guilty to illegal wastewater dumping

Published September 26, 2014 5:48pm ET



BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Montana executive pleaded guilty to dumping toxic drilling liquid and endangering the drinking water of a county in southwest North Dakota.

Executive Drilling LLC President Nathan Garber, 45, of Kalispell, Montana, appeared in federal court in Bismarck on Friday and pleaded guilty to 11 felony charges, include violations of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, conspiracy and falsifying documents and statements.

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