NEWBURGH CONSOLIDATED WD: EPA violation history, explained
NEWBURGH CONSOLIDATED WD has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 22,282, over 6,872 connections.
How this compares nationally
NEWBURGH CONSOLIDATED WD has 415 violations on record in total, 48 of thems health-based - ranking it 288th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 98th percentile nationally.
Against the NY average
NY's 443 covered systems average 4.1 health-based violations each; NEWBURGH CONSOLIDATED WD carries 48, more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
NEWBURGH CONSOLIDATED WD's most recent violation on record is dated 2023-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2013-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 06/25/2026.
The concern categories on record
NEWBURGH CONSOLIDATED WD'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
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
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 CONSOLIDATED WD's record does not cover
NEWBURGH CONSOLIDATED WD's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 415 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.