Water Operations

Water News

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Water Division Issues "Moderate Drought" Water Report

August 15, 2025

The Seacoast area is currently in a Moderate Drought according to the US Drought Monitor program. There has on...

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Portsmouth & Pease Drinking Water Supply Update 2025 Q2

July 28, 2025

The City of Portsmouth, NH, water supply sources have recovered from the drought condit...

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City of Portsmouth Releases 2024 Drinking Water Status Report

February 18, 2025

The City's Water Division has published the Annual Drinking Water Status Report for 2024.

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DPW Water Division Notifies Affected Residents of Service Line Inventory Results

November 8, 2024

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) required that all public water suppliers, including the City of...

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