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Portsmouth Drinking Water Supply Update (August 5, 2022)

August 5, 2022

Seacoast Area Now in Severe Drought The New Hampshire Drought Monitor recently upgraded the Seacoast area t...

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Portsmouth-Dover Emergency Supply Water Line Plan

Drinking Water and Groundwater Commission Votes to Fund Design of Emergency Water Connection Between Portsmouth and Dover

March 31, 2022

The New Hampshire Drinking Water and Groundwater Trust Fund Advisory Commission unanimously voted at its ...

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SCAM ALERT

July 1, 2022

The City has received calls about representatives from Aqualite US in Tyngsborough MA w...

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Department of Public Works Water Division Provides Drinking Water Status Report for First Quarter 2022

April 21, 2022

Portsmouth and Pease International Tradeport Drinking Water Status Report, First Quarter 2022

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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