One day after New Paltz village officials issued an advisory to residents that they do not consume any tap water connected to the village's system, The State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz canceled classes for the rest of the week and mandated all resident students to leave campus until Sunday at the latest.

On Monday, the village began receiving reports of tap water that has an odd taste and odor. As a precaution, village and county leaders advised the public not to drink or cook with tap water, but that bathing and washing clothes is still OK.

Tests are currently being conducted on water samples to find the source of the odor and taste, as well as determine if there could be any health risks associated with drinking the tap water.

New Paltz Village Mayor Tim Rogers told Spectrum News on Tuesday that the test results could be available by Wednesday morning, if not sooner.

Just after 2 p.m. Tuesday, SUNY-New Paltz officials sent an alert to students, notifying them that classes are canceled through the rest of the week and all students who live on campus must leave campus by noon Wednesday.

"We are making this decision due in part to our limited ability to prepare and serve food to all resident students," wrote a college spokesperson in a press release Tuesday afternoon. "This decision also supports our local municipality as it works to identify and resolve the issue."

Students who may have difficulty finding transportation must reach out to their resident directors immediately, according to the release, and international students are advised to go to the Center for International Programs for support.

On Tuesday afternoon, college officials said they were arranging bus transportation to New York City and Long Island, where many SUNY-New Paltz students are from.

Village officials have designated several locations where residents can fill up containers with water and get cases of bottled water.

At the Meadowbrook, Huguenot Park and Town & Country apartment complexes, 500-gallon "water buffaloes" are being made available for neighbors to fill up containers at any hour. Large tankers have been placed at the village hall and at SUNY-New Paltz for anyone needing water, and cases of bottled water are available at both those locations.

A SUNY-New Paltz employee told Spectrum News that about 10 pallets of bottled water had been delivered to New Paltz over two days. That equals almost 12,000 bottles.

Tests are being conducted by the village's water operator and the state departments of Health and Environmental Conservation.

Village officials said they hope the state's involvement will move the testing process along more quickly.

"We're getting the different tests back on a timeline that can be as fast as possible," Deputy Mayor KT Tobin said. "That state has required all the agencies to do this as quickly as is humanly possible."

She added that since tests for certain substances have their own protocols, some test results might be available sooner than others.

The village and state agencies are testing levels of several substances including particulate organic carbon (POC), vapor-phase organic carbon and iron bacteria, Rogers said.

SUNY-New Paltz officials are asking students to keep eyes on their email and the "NP Alert" notification system for updates. Village leaders said they will keep updating residents through email, social media, and local news media.

Still, Tobin believes there may be some residents who haven't gotten updates through those channels, and hopes neighbors can fill that gap.

"If you know anyone who might not have access to this information," she said, "or if you have neighbors whose doors you can knock on to make sure everybody is getting this information, we could really use help from the community to just make sure they know."