Yes — City of Newport News, VA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report lists Gross Alpha at 0.6 pCi/L. City of Newport News, VA's 2025 Gross Alpha measurement is below the federal limit of 0 pCi/L (MCLG).

+What's the federal limit for Gross Alpha in drinking water?

The federal MCLG for Gross Alpha is 0 pCi/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Gross Alpha?

Gross alpha particle activity — a combined measure of alpha-emitting radioactive substances. Long-term exposure above the federal limit increases cancer risk.

+Where does this Gross Alpha measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Gross Alpha entry from the 2025 Consumer Confidence Report published by the City of Newport News, VA water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/va/newport-news/2025/source.

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