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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...

Portsmouth and Pease Tradeport PFAS Updates September 23, 2021

September 23, 2021

The City of Portsmouth’s water system tests for Poly- and Per- Fluoro Alkyl Substances ...

City of Portsmouth to Conduct Routine Hydrant Flushing Starting October 4, 2021

September 29, 2021

The City of Portsmouth Department of Public Works Water Division begins its annual routine flushing of fire hy...

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