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Middletown City

Serves Middletown, Orange County, NY · 30,000 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Middletown City in the last ten years.

  • NY3503534
  • MIDDLETOWN
  • NY
  • 30,000 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 10940
EPA system ID NY3503534

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

Key facts

  • Middletown City draws water from 5 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Record on file since 2004, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 8 lead and 249 unknown out of 7,847 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.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved

Full record since 2004

EPA's records for Middletown City go back to 2004. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 3 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began December 2009, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 1, 2009 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Mar 1, 2007 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Aug 1, 2006 Resolved

Where the water comes from

Middletown City draws water from 5 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 other community water system buys water from Middletown City.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Middletown 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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