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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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Water Supply Status Report May 10, 2021

May 10, 2021

Water use restrictions are currently not in effect. Management of our water system has ...

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City Hosts Dedication of the Pease Water Treatment Facility

May 3, 2021

The City of Portsmouth Department of Public Works will dedicate the new Pease Water Treatment Facility located...

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Duffy Easement in Bellamy Reservoir watershed

Portsmouth Secures 107-acre Conservation Easement to Protect Bellamy Reservoir Water Supply

January 12, 2021

Taking another significant step in its effort to protect the City of Portsmouth’s surface water supply by cons...

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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