Public water system record
Poughkeepsie City
Serves Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, NY · 30,639 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Poughkeepsie City in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Poughkeepsie City buys its water from Poughkeepsie City/Town Treatment Plant.
- Record on file since 2003, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 6,198 lead and 12 unknown out of 7,604 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 2003
EPA's records for Poughkeepsie City go back to 2003. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began July 2013, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2003 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Poughkeepsie City buys its water from Poughkeepsie City/Town Treatment Plant. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Poughkeepsie City/Town Treatment Plant Poughkeepsie, NY
Annual water quality report
Poughkeepsie 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.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by New York.
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