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Kingston (City) Water District

Serves Kingston, Ulster County, NY · 24,000 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Kingston (City) Water District in the last ten years.

  • NY5503374
  • KINGSTON
  • NY
  • 24,000 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 12401
EPA system ID NY5503374

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

Key facts

  • Kingston (City) Water District draws water from 4 surface water intakes (3 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by New York, September 2006.
  • Record on file since 2001, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 2,711 lead and 2,056 unknown out of 7,739 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 2001

EPA's records for Kingston (City) Water District go back to 2001. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (8 resolved) and 16 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 4 15
2010 to October 18, 2016 4 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began May 2015, Resolved.

Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 May 1, 2015 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 May 1, 2015 Resolved
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2011 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2004 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2004 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Jun 1, 2004 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Jun 1, 2004 Resolved

Enforcement actions

New York regulators issued 1 boil water order to Kingston (City) Water District in 2006. The most recent was a boil water order in September 2006.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 8, 2006 New York Boil water order 1 violation: Total Coliform

Where the water comes from

Kingston (City) Water District draws water from 4 surface water intakes (3 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 5 other community water systems buy water from Kingston (City) Water District.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Kingston (City) Water District 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

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