DPW Hosts Public Meeting October 22, 2024 on the Route 1 Bypass-Coakley-Cottage Intersection Redesign Project
October 2, 2024The Portsmouth Department of Public Works is hosting a public meeting to discuss the Route 1 Bypass-Coakley Road-Cottage Street Intersection Redesign Project on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at 6 pm at the Portsmouth Senior Activity Center (125 Cottage Street). This is a hybrid meeting held in-person and via Zoom. To register for participating by Zoom, visit: portsnh.co/Bypass-Coakley-Cottage.
City Expands DPW Groundwater Monitoring Project
October 2, 2024The City of Portsmouth Department of Public Works is partnering with HydroPredictions, the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, the University of New Hampshire, and Jennifer M. Jacobs and Associates, LLC, on a groundwater monitoring project. The project will assess baseline groundwater levels, water, sewer, and stormwater infrastructure, and the vulnerabilities the built environment faces from rising water table levels in Portsmouth stemming from sea level rise.
DPW to Conduct Routine Fall Hydrant Flushing Starting September 16, 2024
September 9, 2024The City of Portsmouth Department of Public Works Water Division begins its seasonal routine flushing of fire hydrants and water mains on Monday, September 16, 2024. The flushing will take place at various locations, Monday through Thursday, between 7 am and 11 pm, and is expected to take six weeks to complete.
DPW Hosts Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on September 14, 2024
August 26, 2024The City of Portsmouth Department of Public Works will hold its biannual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Saturday, September 14, 2024 at the Public Works facility at 680 Peverly Hill Road. Residents of Portsmouth, Greenland and Newington are encouraged to bring household chemicals for safe disposal between 8 am and 12 noon.
DPW Hosts Greenleaf Avenue-Lafayette Road Intersection & Sidewalks Project Public Meeting
August 20, 2024The City of Portsmouth Department of Public Works (DPW) hosts a public meeting for the Greenleaf Avenue – Lafayette Road Intersection and Sidewalks Project on Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 6 pm in the DPW Training Room, 680 Peverly Hill Road in Portsmouth. Members of the public who wish to participate via Zoom must register in advance.
Portsmouth & Pease Water Systems Drinking Water Status Report
August 5, 2024The Portsmouth and Pease drinking water systems continue to experience high demand in both systems due to irrigation and cooling system usage. In the last month the combined system demands have averaged 5.4 million gallons a day. Fortunately, water levels in both the City's reservoir and groundwater sources are holding up and system operators are managing the system such that water supplies are meeting these demands.
Parks & Greenery Department Reminds Private Property Owners to Keep Hedges Trimmed and Sidewalks Clear
July 29, 2024As the Department of Public Works continues to keep City property clear of obstructions and its lawns and gardens trimmed, the Parks & Greenery Department asks for residents help in keeping sidewalks and roadway sight lines clear.
Private property owners are required by City ordinance to keep the plants and shrubs on their property trimmed so as not to interfere with or obscure public property. This means keeping hedges bordering sidewalks and plants that might obstruct visibility at driveway and road intersections trimmed back.
City Issues Water Supply Report for Second Quarter 2024
July 11, 2024The City Water Department has published the Water Supply Report for the Second Quarter of 2024. Leading the report is detailed information regarding the fact that the Portsmouth and Pease drinking water systems are currently experiencing very high demands in the system due to irrigation and cooling system demands.
City Starts Work on Peirce Island Road Resiliency Project on April 15, 2024
April 10, 2024In September 2023, the City of Portsmouth was notified that it had received $965,333 in Congressionally Directed Spending from the Federal Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program through the NH Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management for the Peirce Island Road Resiliency Project. Work on the project is scheduled to start the wee
City Starts Mosquito Control Program Monitoring April 8, 2024
April 5, 2024The City of Portsmouth’s Mosquito Control Program begins monitoring on April 8, 2024. Crews from Dragon Mosquito Control, Inc., the City’s contracted service, will be checking swamps, salt marshes, woodland pools, ditches, catch basins and other shallow, stagnant water for mosquito larvae.