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Beacon City

Serves Beacon, Dutchess County, NY · 14,370 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Beacon City in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • NY1302760
  • BEACON
  • NY
  • 14,370 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 12508
EPA system ID NY1302760

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Beacon City draws water from 3 wells and 4 reservoirs.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,129 unknown out of 4,575 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Apr 1, 2025 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Sep 1, 2015 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Beacon City go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 3 0
2000s 0 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 3
2020s 1 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 1995, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1995 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 1993 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1992 Resolved

What the violations mean

Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system failed required surface water treatment or filtration standards

Untreated or inadequately treated surface water can contain bacteria and viruses

Where the water comes from

Beacon City draws water from 3 wells and 4 reservoirs. 2 other community water systems buy water from Beacon City.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Beacon City must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.

Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.

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Testing your own water

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