Naval Station, Newport, RI
Exceeded the action level in the past
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 7.7 ppb (monitoring period 2026-2026). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest result is under the action level, but this system has gone over 15 ppb before. Lead comes from pipes, not the source water, so a home with a lead service line can still be exposed. Test your own tap.
About Naval Station, Newport
Naval Station, Newport serves about 7,870 people through 925 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is federally owned and draws surface water, in Newport County, Rhode Island. EPA system ID: RI1000016; phone on file: 401-841-6376. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
That is up 3.7 ppb from 4 ppb in the period ending 2025. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Naval Station, Newport is 40 ppb across 13 monitoring periods, 2 of them over the 15 ppb action level.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 7.7 ppb |
| 2025 | 4 ppb |
| 2024 | 4 ppb |
| 2023 | 5 ppb |
| 2022 | 4 ppb |
| 2021 | 10 ppb |
| 2020 | 10 ppb |
| 2019 | 5 ppb |
| 2018 | 8 ppb |
| 2018 | 13.1 ppb over 10 |
| 2017 | 40 ppb over 15 |
| 2017 | 28.8 ppb over 15 |
| 2016 | 10 ppb |
Against other Rhode Island systems
Of the 78 Rhode Island systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1.1 ppb; 6 are over 15 ppb right now and 17 have gone over at some point. Naval Station, Newport's 7.7 ppb sits at the 92nd percentile in Rhode Island and the 95th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
11 other systems share Newport County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Naval Station, Newport. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Newport-City Of | 42,155 | 4.4 ppb |
| Portsmouth Water & Fire District | 17,090 | 4.8 ppb |
| North Tiverton Fire District | 8,969 | 1.9 ppb |
| Jamestown Water Department | 3,348 | 1.1 ppb |
| Tiverton Water Authority, Town Hall | 3,213 | 3 ppb |
| Stone Bridge Fire District | 2,793 | - |
| United States Navy -Fort Adams | 320 | 0 (not detected) |
| Meadowlark, Inc. | 183 | - |
| Heritage Park Home Co-Operative | 60 | 3 ppb |
| Four Seasons Mhp Co-Op Assn. | 40 | - |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Newport, RI may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Naval Station, Newport whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. Why an old exceedance still matters: over the limit before, under it now.