Reporting from Monday, May 5, 2008 :

Taghkanic Creek:

From the May 5 Regular Meeting of the Town Council (TC)

The town attorney said the consultant the town had hired to prepare a report on its water resources was going to include the Hudson water supply/creek depletion issue.  He recommended waiting for this report, scheduled to be presented at the TC’s July meeting, before investigating the matter further.

Reporting from Monday, April 7, 2008 :

Taghkanic Creek

From the April 7 Regular Meeting of the Town Council (TC)

Concern was expressed by audience member Moyra Botta about Hudson draining the creek dry below the city’s New Forge water supply intake point during the hot summer months.  Dan and Mary Udell, audience members who have said they have problems with their own well as a result, reported that meetings had been held between DEC and Hudson.  The Udells said it’s a gravity-based system which can only be slowed by installation of a valve at the reservoir to control the flow.  Councilperson LaSalvia, the town’s representative on the county’s Environmental Management Committee, reported that the committee had recently decided to look into this issue.  The town attorney said he would contact Hudson Mayor Richard Scalera.