DPW Water Division Provides Pease & Portsmouth Drinking Water System Q3 2022 Report
February 13, 2023DPW Water Division Provides Pease & Portsmouth Drinking Water System 2022 Year in Review
February 13, 2023Portsmouth Drinking Water Supply Update (August 5, 2022)
August 5, 2022Seacoast Area Now in Severe Drought
Portsmouth and Pease Tradeport PFAS Updates September 23, 2021
September 23, 2021The City of Portsmouth’s water system tests for Poly- and Per- Fluoro Alkyl Substances (PFAS) in all of our sources of supply quarterly. Four PFAS chemicals are regulated by the NH Code of Administrative Rules, Chapter Env-Dw 700.
Water Supply Status Report September 1, 2021
September 1, 2021The City of Portsmouth Water and Planning Departments have joined Strawbery Banke to create a major new exhibit, funded in part by the Roger A. and Theresa S. Thompson Foundation.
Water Supply Status Report August 5, 2021
August 5, 2021Voluntary Water Restrictions Lifted
Over ten inches of rain fell on the Seacoast area of New Hampshire in July. This amount of rain has significantly reduced the 12-month annual rainfall deficit we had been experiencing so far this year.
City of Portsmouth Receives Department of Environmental Services Permit to Restore Haven Well to Operation
August 2, 2021he City of Portsmouth took the Haven Well off-line in 2014 after testing revealed the presence of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) chemicals in the water at levels that measured higher than the Environmental Protection Agency’s preliminary health advisory level.
Water Supply Status Report July 6, 2021
July 6, 2021VOLUNTARY WATER RESTRICTIONS CONTINUE
Water Supply Status Report June 7, 2021
June 7, 2021Voluntary Water Restrictions Implemented - The Seacoast area of New Hampshire is currently in Stage 1 of drought conditions with abnormally dry conditions. The current hot and dry weather is also increasing water supply demands.
Portsmouth DPW Water Division Releases May 2021 Water Supply Status Report & Current Conditions
May 19, 2021The City of Portsmouth Department of Public Works Water Division released the latest Water Supply Status Report on May 10, providing an assessment of the water supply quantity and quality available through the Portsmouth Water System. Water use generally increases during the summer months as homeowners start outdoor projects and irrigation. At the same time, the water recharge from rainfall decreases in the summer. Since May 2020, precipitation on the Seacoast was 12 inches, or 28 percent below normal.