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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000914317-07-002971
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20071219
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20071219
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20071219

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MIDDLESEX WATER CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000066004
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WATER SUPPLY [4941]
		IRS NUMBER:				221114430
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NJ
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-00422
		FILM NUMBER:		071315135

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1500 RONSON RD
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 1500
		CITY:			ISELIN
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			08830
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7326341500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1500 RONON ROAD
		CITY:			ISELIN
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			08830
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      announced that Tidewater Utilities, Inc., the company&#8217;s wholly-owned subsidiary
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      newly-constructed distribution system, Tidewater transferred ownership of a
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      Country Grove residents will be served by a new water plant being built by
      Tidewater.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 17.35pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">&#160;&#8220;We
      are pleased we were able to develop a solution for the Town of Ocean View that
      met the Town&#8217;s objectives in retaining ownership of their utility
      infrastructure, while allowing our company the opportunity to provide the
      residents with high quality water service,&#8221; said Dennis W. Doll, Middlesex Water
      President &amp; CEO. &#8220;It is also very encouraging&#160;that in spite of the
      recent decline in housing starts on a national level, we continue to see
      reasonably strong interest for both water and wastewater services from
      developers and municipalities in the Mid-Atlantic States where we are
      concentrating our growth efforts,&#8221; added Doll.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 17.35pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong><u>About
      Middlesex Water Company</u></strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 17.35pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt;"></font>Middlesex
      Water Company, organized in
      1897, provides regulated and unregulated water and wastewater utility services
      in New Jersey and Delaware through various subsidiary companies. For additional
      information regarding Middlesex Water Company, visit the Company&#8217;s Web site at
<u>www.middlesexwater.com</u> or call (732) 634-1500.&#160;&#160;For information
      about Tidewater Utilities, Inc., visit <u>www.tuiwater.com</u></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 17.35pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 9.1pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><em>This
      release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
      Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, among
      others,&#160;&#160;our long-term strategy and expectations, the status of our
      acquisition program, the impact of our acquisitions, the impact of current
      and
      projected rate requests and the impact of our capital program on our
      environmental compliance. There are important factors that could cause actual
      results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such
      forward-looking statements including: general economic business conditions,
      unfavorable weather conditions, the success of certain
      cost&#160;&#160;containment initiatives, changes in regulations or regulatory
      treatment, availability and the cost of capital, the success of growth
      initiatives and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities
      and
      Exchange Commission.</em></font></div>
    <div><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Contact:</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Bernadette
      Sohler, Vice President &#8211; Corporate Affairs (732) 634-1500 Ext. 281</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 12.55pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Middlesex
      Water Company, 1500 Ronson Road, Iselin, New
      Jersey&#160;&#160;08830</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.8pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;"><u>www.middlesexwater.com</u></font></font></div><br></body>
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