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Public water-system records for Newport, AR from EPA SDWIS.
Newport Waterworks
No active drinking-water issues detected in EPA SDWIS.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
City listed in EPA records · Serves 6,204 people
Data from EPA SDWIS
Reviewed: source records as of Q1 2026
EPA UCMR5 — No PFAS detection records shown for these water systems
Open data source: EPA UCMR5DoD PFAS — No investigation records shown for this report
Open data source: DoD PFASNo health-relevant impairment records shown among the assessment records in this report.
Reviewed: source records as of 2026
NPDES permits regulate pollutant discharges into U.S. waterways. Facilities must report compliance quarterly.
No NPDES-permitted facility records with current violation flags surfaced for this city report.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q4 2025
Data from EPA ECHO
To investigate water contamination, check the sampling locations, dates and results below. For tap water records, see Drinking water quality above.
Reviewed: source records as of 2026
Review historical EPA air pollution records, including monitoring and facility emissions where available. For current conditions, check local air quality on AirNow.
Jackson County
Assessment year: 2020
According to EPA, a cancer risk of 30-in-1-million means that for every 1 million people continuously exposed to these air toxics over a 70-year lifetime, an estimated 30 may develop cancer from that exposure. This is in addition to cancer risk from all other causes.
Top modeled source groups
Data from EPA AirToxScreen
No EPA nonattainment designation records shown for this report.
EPA annual monitor summaries describe past measurements. For current air quality, see AirNow.
Newport
Annual mean: 9.0 Micrograms/cubic meter (LC)
Observation year: 2025
Data from EPA AQS
Facilities regulated under the Clean Air Act. CAA HPV flags indicate serious noncompliance such as exceeding emission limits.
No matching Clean Air Act-regulated facility records surfaced for this city report.
Reviewed: source records as of Q4 2025
Data from EPA ECHO
TRI releases are self-reported annual totals (calendar year 2024). Hover fugitive or stack for definitions.
Arkansas Steel Associates LLC
Reported: 2024
EPA records for current, proposed and formerly listed Superfund sites on the National Priorities List (NPL).
Open data source: Search EPA ECHOEPA FRS Registry ID 110013806916
Reported: Nov 2021
Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026
No release reports shown in this group.
Reviewed: active/open records as of 2018
Data from EPA UST Finder
Reviewed: reporting year 2024
Formerly Used Defense Sites are properties previously owned by, leased to, or otherwise possessed by the United States and under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense. The FUDS program addresses environmental restoration at these properties.
Open data source: USACE FUDSSites regulated by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, including mines, sand and gravel operations, and portable crushers. Status and type are from the MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System. Records with active/intermittent status dates older than 5 years are shown as older records rather than current active sites.
No records shown in this group.
Reviewed: status dates within last 5 years
Data from MSHA
Jackson County, AR
EPA Radon Zone Map (June 2024 release)
Jackson County is EPA Radon Zone 3 (low potential). EPA defines Zone 3 counties as having predicted average indoor screening levels below 2 pCi/L.
Radon levels can vary from home to home, so EPA recommends testing the property to know its indoor level.
FEMA flood zones describe mapped flood hazards. Look up a specific address with FEMA.
Special Flood Hazard Area — 1% annual chance of flooding (100-year floodplain) with base flood elevation.
Results use an earlier stored RMP inventory. Current EPA ECHO location coverage is unverified.
No EPA ECHO RMP facility records with a usable location matched this city report.
Health outcomes from County Health Rankings. Values shown alongside state and national averages.
Jackson County, ArkansasPop. 16,624
County Health Rankings edition: 2024
Premature Death
Poor or Fair Health
Poor Physical Health Days
Poor Mental Health Days
Adult Smoking
Adult Obesity
Air Pollution - Particulate Matter
Drinking water violation indicator
Diabetes Prevalence
Life Expectancy
| Indicator | County | State | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premature Death | 12,868 | 10,823 | 7,972 |
| Poor or Fair Health | 25.3% | 20.4% | 14.2% |
| Poor Physical Health Days | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.3 |
| Poor Mental Health Days | 6.0 | 5.8 | 4.8 |
| Adult Smoking | 25.4% | 21.9% | 15.0% |
| Adult Obesity | 40.0% | 39.3% | 34.0% |
| Air Pollution - Particulate Matter | 8.2 | 8.9 | 7.3 |
| Drinking water violation indicator | No | N/A | N/A |
| Diabetes Prevalence | 12.4% | 10.9% | 9.6% |
| Life Expectancy | 71.8 | 74.3 | 77.6 |
This report does not have PFAS sample results for the candidate water systems in Newport.
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EPA drinking water records on this page list 1 violation for Newport Waterworks.
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Nearby EPA monitoring stations provide annual air quality measurements for Newport.
The monitoring station at Newport recorded an annual average of 9 Micrograms/cubic meter (LC) for fine particles (PM2.5) in 2025.
Download 2025 EPA annual monitor dataCurrent air quality on AirNow
The radon data for Newport covers Jackson County. EPA places this area in Zone 3, with a predicted average indoor radon screening level below 2 picocuries per liter.
This city report shows 1 Superfund site: Cecil Lindsey.
No brownfield sites were returned for this city report.
The county data for Newport reports a life expectancy of 71.8 years in Jackson County, Arkansas.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
The county data for Newport reports 12,868 years of life lost to deaths before age 75 per 100,000 residents in Jackson County, Arkansas. This measure adds up the years lost to early deaths and adjusts for differences in population age.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
The county data for Newport lists fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) at 8.2 micrograms per cubic meter in Jackson County, Arkansas.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.