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NH Drought Monitor map as of August 1, 2024

Portsmouth & Pease Water Systems Drinking Water Status Report

August 5, 2024

The Portsmouth and Pease drinking water systems continue to experience high demand in both systems due to irri...

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City Issues Water Supply Report for Second Quarter 2024

July 11, 2024

The City Water Department has published the Water Supply Report for the Second Quarter of 2024. Leading the re...

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DPW Water Division Seeks Customer Assistance to Identify Material in Private Water Lines

February 6, 2024

In November 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Lead and Copper Rule Improv...

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Portsmouth-Dover Emergency Supply Water Line Plan

Drinking Water and Groundwater Commission Votes to Fund Design of Emergency Water Connection Between Portsmouth and Dover

March 31, 2022

The New Hampshire Drinking Water and Groundwater Trust Fund Advisory Commission unanimously voted at its ...

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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