Newport water and sewer rates
Who supplies water to Newport houses, what it costs, and how the sewer charge works.
Newport Water Division
Effective March 1, 2025: residential $13.01 per thousand gallons plus a $0.29 per thousand gallons Water Quality Protection Charge, and a $6.12 monthly service charge for a 5/8-inch meter. Rates are approved by the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission.
| Use a month | Price per 1,000 gallons |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $6.12 a month |
| 0 to more | $13.30 |
- Source
- Newport Water draws raw water from nine surface reservoirs.
- Lead
- 2025 tap samples: 90th-percentile lead 4.4 ppb (action level 15); 1 site above the action level.
- Copper
- 2025 tap samples: 90th-percentile copper 0.073 ppm (action level 1.3).
Sewer
Sewer Use Charge: $25.97 per 1,000 gallons of metered water, effective August 1, 2025, for a City of Newport service address. The annual CSO Fixed Fee for a 5/8 or 3/4-inch meter is $337.84.
Pay or manage it
Checked October 22, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.
Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.