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Fishkill Plains

At a glance

Fishkill Plains (PWSID NY1302805) is an active community water system in Dutchess County, New York. It reports serving 900 people through 258 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater under influence of surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2018.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

900

Service connections

258

Primary source

Groundwater under influence of surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNY1302805

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served900

Service connections258

Primary water sourceGroundwater under influence of surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNY state drinking water program

City servedEast Fishkill (T)

StateNew York

ZIP—

CountyDutchess County

How does Fishkill Plains compare with other water systems in Dutchess County?

By EPA's size categories, Fishkill Plains is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Dutchess County has 546 active public water systems. Its population served is about twice the county average of 473 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 257,968 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across New York, the 8,167 active systems average 2,374 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Fishkill Plains is well below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. New York has 2,281 active community water systems, 28% of the state's 8,167 active systems. Groundwater under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules. 241 New York systems (3%) list groundwater under influence of surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Fishkill Plains?

EPA lists Fishkill Plains as owned by a local government. The NY state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 88 of the 546 active systems in Dutchess County (16%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Fishkill Plains have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2018. The violations listed here began between January 2012 and June 2018. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting, 1 required treatment not met, 1 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2018-06-27	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 2 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2018-06-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR) · code 1A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2015-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2015-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2015-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2012-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Radium-228code 4030	No	Resolved
2012-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010	No	Resolved
2012-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Combined Uraniumcode 4006	No	Resolved
2012-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Radium-226code 4020	No	Resolved
2012-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010	No	Resolved
2012-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Radium-228code 4030	No	Resolved
2012-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Radium-226code 4020	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

Fishkill Plains: frequently asked questions

Who runs Fishkill Plains?

Fishkill Plains (PWSID NY1302805) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.

How many people does Fishkill Plains serve?

Fishkill Plains reports serving 900 people through 258 service connections in Dutchess County, New York.

Where does Fishkill Plains get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater under influence of surface water. Groundwater under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules.

Does Fishkill Plains have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2018. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is Fishkill Plains' water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2018. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.

Where can I find Fishkill Plains' water quality report?

As a community water system, Fishkill Plains must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Dutchess County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Poughkeepsie Townwide Wd	Dutchess	43,000	Community	Purchased surface water
Poughkeepsie City	Dutchess	30,639	Community	Purchased surface water
Beacon City	Dutchess	14,370	Community	Surface water
United Wappinger Water Improvement Dist.	Dutchess	14,000	Community	Groundwater under influence of surface water
Hyde Park Regional	Dutchess	6,928	Community	Surface water
Rhinebeck Village Water	Dutchess	6,000	Community	Surface water

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Fishkill Plains, PWSID NY1302805, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/fishkill-plains-ny1302805 (data as of October 1, 2026).