Water quality in Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Portsmouth is in Newport County. 44 active public water systems serve the county; 17 had an EPA violation in the past three years.
Most likely your provider
Your location is within the outer bounds of this system's EPA service area.
Other community water systems in Newport County
12 systems, nearest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth Water & Fire District Portsmouth |
17,090 | 0 | 2.1 mi | |
| Prudence Island Water District Portsmouth |
1,500 | 4 | 2.3 mi | |
| United States Navy -Fort Adams Newport |
320 | 1 | 4.4 mi | |
| Lawrence Sunset Cove Association Tiverton |
36 | 0 | 5.2 mi | |
| Heritage Park Home Co-Operative Tiverton |
60 | 1 | 5.5 mi | |
| Naval Station, Newport Newport |
7,870 | 0 | 6.0 mi | |
| Stone Bridge Fire District Tiverton |
2,793 | 5 | 6.0 mi | |
| Meadowlark, Inc. Middletown |
183 | 0 | 6.4 mi | |
| Four Seasons MHP Co-Op Assn. Tiverton |
40 | 0 | 6.8 mi | |
| North Tiverton Fire District Tiverton |
8,969 | 0 | 7.0 mi | |
| Jamestown Water Department Jamestown |
3,348 | 2 | 8.0 mi | |
| Tiverton Water Authority, Town Hall Tiverton |
3,213 | 0 | 8.3 mi |
Non-community systems in Newport County (31: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.
About this data
Water systems are matched to Newport County, nearest to Portsmouth first. Your exact provider depends on your address and connection; the largest community water system in a county is usually the city or town utility. Distances are measured to the centre of the service area EPA publishes for the system or, for systems without one, to the centre of the first town EPA lists the system as serving, from Census Bureau county subdivision files.
Town locations and ZIP code areas come from U.S. Census Bureau 2020 files.
Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Rhode Island records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.