Cold Spring reservoirs drop to 67 percent

Mayor Kathleen Foley reported at the Wednesday (Oct. 30) meeting of the Cold Spring Village Board that due to continued drought conditions the reservoirs that supply drinking water to Cold Spring and Nelsonville are at 67 percent capacity and expected to drop to 60 percent within a week.

The Village Board declared a Stage 1 water emergency on Oct. 4, which bans the washing of vehicles or buildings and restricts watering lawns to 7 to 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.  

“Please do everything you can to conserve water,” Foley said.

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Michael Turton has been a reporter with The Current since its founding, after working in the same capacity at the Putnam County News & Recorder. Turton spent 20 years as community relations supervisor for the Essex Region Conservation Authority in Ontario before his move in 1998 to Philipstown, where he handled similar duties at Glynwood Farm and The Hastings Center. The Cold Spring resident holds degrees in environmental studies from the University of Waterloo, in education from the University of Windsor and in communication arts from St. Clair College.