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Water Supply Status Report September 1, 2021

September 1, 2021

The City of Portsmouth Water and Planning Departments have joined Strawbery Banke to cr...

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Water Supply Status Report August 5, 2021

August 5, 2021

Voluntary Water Restrictions Lifted Over ten inches of rain fell on the Seacoast area ...

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Water Supply Status Report July 6, 2021

July 6, 2021

VOLUNTARY WATER RESTRICTIONS CONTINUE

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Water Supply Status Report June 7, 2021

June 7, 2021

Voluntary Water Restrictions Implemented - The Seacoast area of New Hampshire is curren...

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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