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Portsmouth Water Division releases Water Supply Status Report that includes recap of 2018

April 9, 2019

The Portsmouth Water Division has resumed their monthly water supply status report this...

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Water flushing operations beginning Monday, April 15th

April 15, 2019

The Water Division will start their twice annual routine hydrant flushing of the City’s 190 miles of water mai...

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ATSDR releases health consultation report on PFAS in the Pease Public Water System

April 2, 2019

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) released for public comment its health consultati...

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Portsmouth moves forward with construction of new water treatment system at Pease Tradeport

March 6, 2019

The City of Portsmouth and the United States Air Force are pleased to announce the execution of a contract wit...

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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

Questions/Answers - City Council Work Session (Water/Sewer Budget): Please click here to review the Questions/Answers Document from the City Council Work Session (Water/Sewer Budget FY 19) May 16, 2018