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November 2018 Water Supply Status Report

November 7, 2018

Higher than normal precipitation over the past three months have caused the quantity of...

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Portsmouth and the U.S. Air Force move forward with next phase of upgrading Pease Tradeport water treatment

September 14, 2018

The City of Portsmouth and the United States Air Force have recently signed their latest agreement to treat pe...

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Pease Tradeport Water System Update presented to City Council

October 2, 2018

On October 1, 2018, Deputy Public Works Director Brian Goetz shared an update on the Pe...

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Water flushing operations to begin September 17th

September 17, 2018

Currently, the Water Division started their twice annual routine hydrant flushing of the City’s 190 miles of w...

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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