Letter: Selling Stony Creek Reservoir bad idea to the editor FacebookTwitterEmail FILE. Letter writer says, 'Thanks for coverage of Colonie’s plan to sell the Stony Creek Reservoir ('Water worries in sale plan,' May 6). With worldwide climate and water emergencies, selling a public water source is short-sighted and ill-considered.' (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union Thanks for coverage of Colonie’s plan to sell the Stony Creek Reservoir ("Water worries in sale plan," May 6). With worldwide climate and water emergencies, selling a public water source is short-sighted and ill-considered. Most Colonie residents are unaware of this plan and would likely be opposed if they knew.