Cold Spring Ends Water Emergency In other business …

Highlands Current Audio Stories · Jul 9, 2026 · 3m

Reservoir affected by recent storms At the beginning of the Wednesday (July 8) meeting of the Cold Spring Village Board, Mayor Kathleen Foley clarified why a Stage 2 Water Emergency had been declared earlier in the day. [Update: The water emergency was rescinded on July 10.] "We are not in a water shortage," she said. Instead, recent storms had overwhelmed the water treatment process with suspended solids, causing drinking water to become turbid or cloudy. In response, the village is trucking water to holding tanks at the Fishkill Road plant. During the emergency, water system users are…