Is NEWPORT NEWS, CITY OF's water safe to drink?

NEWPORT NEWS, CITY OF's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. It serves 407,300 people through 136,940 service connections.

NEWPORT NEWS, CITY OF's record against the rest of the country

NEWPORT NEWS, CITY OF has 12 violations on record in total, 0 of thems health-based - ranking it 10,296th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 20th percentile nationally.

How NEWPORT NEWS, CITY OF compares within VA

VA's 186 covered systems average 4.2 health-based violations each; NEWPORT NEWS, CITY OF carries 0, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.

Most recent violation on record

The last violation EPA has on record for NEWPORT NEWS, CITY OF is from 1981-12-06. Last reported to EPA: 05/19/2026.

What this data is and is not

NEWPORT NEWS, CITY OF's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Between the utility's meter and NEWPORT NEWS, CITY OF's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 10,296th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.