Portsmouth Announces Plans to Upgrade City Street Lights with LED Technology
April 6, 2016The Department of Public Works is beginning to install Light Emitting Diode (LED) street light technology in areas of the City as part of their efforts in reducing energy consumption throughout City facilities. Currently, three streetlights at City Hall’s upper parking lot have been upgraded with LED bulbs and controls as part of a testing pilot program to explore the efficiencies and benefits.
Protecting Your Pipes During Winter
December 1, 2015The Winter of 2015 was very cold for an extended period of time and this resulted in numerous water customer freeze-ups. In anticipation of another cold, snowy winter, the City of Portsmouth’s water and sewer billing department is sending this notice out to help our customers prepare
Portsmouth Water Department Honored at Annual NHDES Drinking Water Source Protection Conference
May 18, 2015PORTSMOUTH, NH - The City of Portsmouth has been named a recipient of the 2015 Water Sustainability Award by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES).
Peirce Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Open House Set
March 19, 2012The public is invited to an open house at the Peirce Island Wastewater Treatment Plant on Saturday, March 31, to learn more about the facility and an ongoing pilot study of potential technologies for providing mandated secondary treatment of wastewater.
The event will be a unique opportunity for the public to be part of the City's effort to further educate citizens about Portsmouth's wastewater treatment program. City staff and the pilot project engineers will be available to answer questions from 9 a.m. until noon at the 48-year-old facility located at the tip of Peirce Island.