Cold Spring declares temporary water turbidity emergency, asks residents to conserve
After heavy rains on July 5–6 the village said storm runoff caused turbidity in the treatment process; trustees declared an emergency, used trucked water to top tanks and asked residents to conserve while staff stabilize treatment.
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Mayor Foley told residents the village was not facing a water shortage but was managing a water‑quality emergency caused by storm‑related turbidity. "We are not in a water shortage. Clearly after all of those days of rain... what is referred to as turbidity" has overwhelmed treatment, Foley said, and the village has brought in backup trucks to fill storage tanks while staff work to stabilize production.
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