Is CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH's water safe to drink?

CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. Population served: 68,572, over 26,484 connections.

CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH's record against the rest of the country

2 total violations and 0 health-based ones put CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH at the 8th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 11,874 of 12,903.

Against the CA average

CA's 803 covered systems average 5.8 health-based violations each; CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH carries 0, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Most recent violation on record

CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH's most recent violation on record is dated 2004-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 06/22/2026.

What CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH's record does not cover

This is what CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Between the utility's meter and CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 11,874th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.