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13 Water
Newport’s Department of Utilities is made up of both the Water Division and the Water
Pollution Control Division. The Department of Utilities is regulated in tandem by state and
federal agencies, as well as city policies and procedures.
The Water Division, in its first form, was started in 1876. Soon after in 1881, the Newport Water
Works Company was incorporated. This was later succeeded by the Newport Water Corporation
in 1929. Since 1936, the City of Newport has owned and operated the system. The city is
contracted with a private comp