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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000914317-12-001083
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120719
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120719
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120719

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:		12969394

	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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">UNITED STATES</P>

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Exchange Act of 1934</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Date of Report: July 19, 2012</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><U>MIDDLESEX WATER COMPANY</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><U>1500 RONSON ROAD, P.O. BOX 1500, ISELIN,
NEW JERSEY 08830</U></P>

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zip code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><U>(732)-634-1500</U></P>

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area code)</P>

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to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Item. 8.01.&#9;Other Events</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Announcement that effective July 20, 2012, Middlesex Water Company
has received approval from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities for a $8.1 million increase in its base water rates, as set
forth in the attached press release.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Section 9 &ndash; Financial Statements and Exhibits</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Item 9.01 &ndash; (d) Exhibits</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Press release dated July 19, 2012 announcing that effective
 July 20, 2012; Middlesex Water Company has received approval from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities for a $8.1 million
increase in its base water rates.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf of the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">MIDDLESEX WATER COMPANY</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 50pt">(Registrant)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><U>s/Kenneth J. Quinn</U></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Kenneth J. Quinn</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Vice President, General Counsel,</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Secretary and Treasurer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>MIDDLESEX WATER RATES APPROVED BY </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>NJ BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/150% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>ISELIN, NJ (July 19, 2012)</B> Middlesex
Water Company (<B>NASDAQ:MSEX) </B>announced that the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has approved a $8.1 million increase
in base water rates to its customers located in Central New Jersey. In an application filed with the BPU in January 2012, Middlesex
sought an increase in base rates of $11.3 million to reflect increased costs and capital improvements since the company&rsquo;s
last rate filing.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/150% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The rate increase request was made in connection
with the Company&rsquo;s ongoing capital program, and to cover costs of increases in treatment, fuel, electricity, labor, benefits
and other operations and maintenance expenses. Middlesex Water has invested over $36 million in infrastructure rehabilitation since
its last rate filing. The new rates are designed to allow for a 7.34% overall rate of return on invested capital in rate base of
$202.4 million. The return on equity portion of the rate of return was set at 10.15%.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/150% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Under the new rates, which are effective
July 20, 2012, the average residential bill for a customer using 2,600 cubic feet (19,448 gallons) of water per quarter, would
increase from approximately $113.00 to approximately $130.00, an increase of $17.00 per quarter.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/150% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;Providing a plentiful supply of
safe drinking water is important to our customers and critical to their public health and quality of life. Making prudent investments
in drinking water infrastructure helps us to meet this essential need,&rdquo; said Dennis W. Doll, Middlesex Water President and
CEO. &ldquo;<FONT STYLE="color: black">We appreciate that despite an uncertain economic climate, our regulators and other parties
to this proceeding understand the need to balance the delivery of a safe, reliable water supply at reasonable rates, with the need
to maintain the financial integrity of our operations,&rdquo; added Doll.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/150% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Middlesex Water Company presently serves
retail customers in the Townships of Woodbridge, Edison, the Borough of South Plainfield, Carteret, Metuchen, the City of South
Amboy, and the Township of Clark. The Company serves a significant population through wholesale contracts with the Boroughs of
Highland Park and Sayreville, the Old Bridge Municipal Utilities Authority, Marlboro Township and the Townships of East Brunswick
and Rahway.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: italic bold 10pt/150% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-style: normal; text-underline-style: none">About
Middlesex Water Company</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/150% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Middlesex Water Company, organized in 1897,
is a water utility serving customers in central and southern New Jersey and in the State of Delaware. Headquartered in Iselin,
NJ, Middlesex Water is subject to various Federal and State regulatory agencies concerning water quality standards.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/150% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">For additional information regarding Middlesex
Water Company, visit the Company&rsquo;s web site at <FONT STYLE="text-underline-style: none; color: black">www.middlesexwater.com</FONT>
or call (732) 634-1500.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: left"><I>This release contains forward looking statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, among others, 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 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. </I></P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt/12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Contact: Bernadette Sohler,</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt/12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Middlesex Water Company</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt/12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Vice President &ndash; Corporate Affairs</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt/12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">(732) 638-7549</P></TD>
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