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Robert C. Schultz, Jr. - Acting Director of Utilities
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Newport has a long history of delivering drinking water to residents of Aquidneck Island. Our original water works started in 1876, and was formally incorporated as the Newport Water Works Company five years later in 1881. That company was succeeded by the Newport Water Corporation in 1929, and since 1936, the City of Newport has owned and operated the system.
See how we're doing in our promise to deliver safe, clean drinking water to Aquidneck Island
Learn about our water treatment process and the investments we're making in our island water
Understand the importance of being lead safe and how to reduce lead in our drinking water
Learn about how rates are set and see our latest filing with state regulators
See how we're working to protect our island's watershed for future generations
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Tracking our Water Quality: 2020 Consumer Confidence Report Now Available
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