What's in NEWBURGH CITY's water?
NEWBURGH CITY has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 29,000 people get their water from it, across 6,486 connections.
NEWBURGH CITY's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, NEWBURGH CITY ranks 1,083th by violation burden (92th percentile) - 36 violations total, 17 health-baseds.
Against the NY average
Among the 443 NY systems in this dataset, the average is 4.1 health-based violations - NEWBURGH CITY's 17 is above that. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
NEWBURGH CITY's most recent violation on record is dated 2020-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2016-01-05. Last reported to EPA: 06/25/2026.
The concern categories on record
NEWBURGH CITY's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: Lead and Copper Rule
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: CARBON, TOTAL
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What NEWBURGH CITY's record does not cover
Everything on this page is NEWBURGH CITY's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 36 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.