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Newport tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Newport. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Newport is served by 3 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 50,345 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 39 violations across the community water system(s) serving Newport, going back to the earliest EPA record. None were health-based; the records are monitoring or reporting violations (a required test or report was late or missed). Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
Newport-City Of
42,155 served · surface water · PWSID RI1592010 - Monitoring Chlorine: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in July 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring CARBON, TOTAL: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in July 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Chlorite: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in January 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Turbidity: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2018. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Cryptosporidium: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2018. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring E. COLI: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2018. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in December 2010. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Naval Station, Newport
7,870 served · surface water · PWSID RI1000016 - Monitoring TTHM: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between October 2015 and January 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between October 2015 and January 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in July 2017. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in March 2017. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2011. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
United States Navy -Fort Adams
320 served · surface water · PWSID RI1900046 - Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in November 2025. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in July 2017. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2011. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.