Public water system record
Newport-City of
Serves Newport, Newport East and Melville, Newport County, RI · 42,155 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for Newport-City of in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 9
Key facts
- Newport-City of draws water from 10 surface water intakes and 1 reservoir.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Rhode Island, February 2009.
- Record on file since 1990, with 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1,603 lead and 6,322 unknown out of 14,309 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Cryptosporidium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Turbidity
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Cryptosporidium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Turbidity
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1990
EPA's records for Newport-City of go back to 1990. Before October 19, 2016 they list 10 health-based violations (10 resolved) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 4 |
| 2000s | 7 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2013, Resolved.
Show all 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Rhode Island regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Newport-City of between 2008 and 2009. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in February 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2009 | Rhode Island | Signed compliance agreement | 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Feb 6, 2008 | Rhode Island | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
Where the water comes from
Newport-City of draws water from 10 surface water intakes and 1 reservoir. 3 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Newport-City of.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Naval Station, Newport Newport, RI
- Portsmouth Water & Fire District Portsmouth, RI
- United States Navy -Fort Adams Newport, RI
Annual water quality report
Newport-City of must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Rhode Island.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells