<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001174947-24-001367.txt : 20241219
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001174947-24-001367
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20241219
FILED AS OF DATE:		20241219
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20241219

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Sorensen Gregory S
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0002049153
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-00422
		FILM NUMBER:		241563422

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		MIDDLESEX WATER COMPANY
		STREET 2:		485C ROUTE 1 SOUTH, SUITE 400
		CITY:			ISELIN
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			08830

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MIDDLESEX WATER CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000066004
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WATER SUPPLY [4941]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		IRS NUMBER:				221114430
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NJ
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		485C ROUTE 1 SOUTH
		STREET 2:		SUITE 400
		CITY:			ISELIN
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			08830
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7326341500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		485C ROUTE 1 SOUTH
		STREET 2:		SUITE 400
		CITY:			ISELIN
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			08830
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    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2024-12-19</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000066004</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>MIDDLESEX WATER CO</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>MSEX</issuerTradingSymbol>
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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0002049153</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Sorensen Gregory S</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>485C ROUTE 1 SOUTH,</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 400</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>ISELIN</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NJ</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>08830</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>VP, Chief Operating Officer</officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock (Restricted Stock - Book Entry)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>2160</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <remarks>Officer of Middlesex Water Company effective December 16, 2024. Attachment: Power of Attorney.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/Jay L. Kooper, Power of Attorney for Gregory S. Sorensen</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2024-12-19</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><U>POWER OF ATTORNEY</U></P>

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">This Power of Attorney is made on December 6, 2024.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">I, Gregory S. Sorensen, as an Officer of Middlesex
Water Company hereby appoints Jay L. Kooper, Vice President, General Counsel &amp; Secretary of Middlesex Water Company as Attorney-in-Fact
on my behalf to prepare, sign and file SEC Form 4 with respect to those transactions required to be reported, including but not limited
to, change in ownership of any equity security, under Section 403 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as the same amends Section 16 (a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. I further authorize my Attorney-in-Fact to do any and all things necessary on my behalf to accomplish
the foregoing in order that SEC Form 4 may be filed timely in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
the same may be amended from time to time.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">This Power of Attorney shall not be affected by subsequent
disability or incapacity of the undersigned, or lapse of time.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">By signing below, I acknowledge that I have received
a copy of this Power of Attorney and that I understand its terms.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 50%">/s/Gregory S. Sorensen</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Witness:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">/s/Lorrie B. Ginegaw</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">State of New Jersey</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">County of Middlesex</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">I certify that on December 6, 2024, Gregory S. Sorensen
came before me and stated to my satisfaction that this person:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(a) was the maker of the above instrument, and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(b) executed this instrument as his/her own act.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%"><U>/s/Janine Y. Bauer</U></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Notary Public, State of NJ</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>ID #2186835</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>My Commission Expires 03/01/2026</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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