RIPLEY, N.Y. — The Town of Ripley has issued a State of Emergency due to low water levels in the Ripley Reservoir.

A mandatory water conservation order remains in place for all customers that live within the Ripley Water District.

Officials say that even though residents have reduced their water use, the lack of rainfall since early last week caused the reservoir's levels to continue to decline.

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“The State of Emergency declaration is serious,” said Town of Ripley Supervisor, Laura Pless in a press release. “Our community must work together to reduce the amount of water we are using. We aren’t out of water yet, but we need our residential and commercial users to decrease their usage even more so that we can be sure ther

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