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Portsmouth Water Division Releases Annual Drinking Water Quality Reports

May 22, 2020

Each year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires community water systems to deliver a Consumer Co...

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Water Supply Status Report April 2020

April 9, 2020

Portsmouth and Pease International Tradeport Current Water Supply Status

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Portsmouth and Pease International Tradeport Water Supply Status Report 2019 Year in Review

January 23, 2020

Highlights of 2019 The following report provides a summary of the water system operations for the Portsmout...

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State Sets PFAS Water Quality Standards

July 19, 2019

State of New Hampshire Approves New Standards for Four PFAS Compounds The City of Portsmouth is currently i...

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The Water Division

The Water Division performs the following functions for the communities served by the Portsmouth regional water system that include Portsmouth, Pease Tradeport, Newington, New Castle, Greenland and portions of Rye and Madbury:

Maintains water mains, hydrants and valves
Maintains water services to the customer's shutoff valves (the customer is responsible for the private portion of their service beyond the shutoff valve)
Maintains/installs/reads water meters
Performs backflow testing and cross connection control program
Manages the Bellamy Reservoir and Madbury Surface Water Treatment Facility together with eight groundwater wells