NEWPORT WATER SYSTEM

NEWPORT, NC · ~4,829 people served

Check your exact address → NEWPORT overview

Good

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

NC0416020

State

North Carolina

City

NEWPORT

Population served

4,829

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

▼ 25 points — the score moved from 100 to 75 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 75

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

Latest detections from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (through Mar 2024). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

6.8 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.7×

Violations & enforcement

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Aug 2025. Official EPA record →

Reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jul 2025 Resolved

Reporting · EPA contaminant 5200 began Oct 2024 Resolved

Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 5200 health-based began Oct 2024 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2021 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2019 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Apr 2017 Resolved

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Jun 2015 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Mar 2011 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Oct 2009 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Oct 2009 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Jul 2009 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Jul 2009 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SOX Aug 2025
State action · SOX Dec 2024
State action · SOX Dec 2024
State action · SIA Nov 2024
State action · SOX Oct 2021
State action · SOX Oct 2019
State action · SOX Jun 2017
State action · SFJ Jun 2017

This profile is built from EPA public records for system NC0416020 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.