NH Department of Environmental Services Honors City of Portsmouth with 2023 Source Water Protection Award
May 25, 2023The NH Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) held its annual Drinking Water Source Protection Conference in Pembroke, NH on May 16, 2023, with more than 200 NH water works operators attending.
Market Street Closed to Traffic May 8 to May 12, Open to Pedestrians
May 12, 2023UPDATE: Market Street between Bow and Market Square is now REOPENED to vehicles, day and night. Businesses are OPEN and pedestrian traffic continues. Parking limits still in effect.
Starting Monday May 8, 2023, the DPW sewer line work on Market Street in conjunction with the ongoing utility code compliance project between Bow and Daniel Streets requires closing the street completely overnight for several days that week.
DPW Water Division Provides Pease & Portsmouth Drinking Water System 2023 Q1 Report
April 19, 2023The City of Portsmouth DPW Water Division has published the FY23 Third Quarter Portsmouth & Pease Water Systems Drinking Water Quality Report, posted on the City website.
City of Portsmouth Mosquito Control Program Monitoring Starts April 10, 2023
April 5, 2023The City of Portsmouth's Mosquito Control Program begins monitoring on April 10, 2023. Crews from Dragon Mosquito Control, Inc., the City’s contracted service, will be checking swamps, salt marshes, woodland pools, ditches, catch basins and other shallow, stagnant water for mosquito larvae.
When mosquito larvae are found, treatment may occur using one or more of the following:
DPW Announces Winter Trash Pickup Policy & Smart 911 Automated Snow Parking Ban Alert Notification System
March 14, 2023Please note: this information is outdated. See the new policy, here.
City of Portsmouth Announces Market Street & Commercial Alley Utility Code Compliance Work in April and May
February 27, 2023Visit the project page for the latest updates
DPW Water Division Provides Pease & Portsmouth Drinking Water System 2022 Year in Review
February 13, 2023DPW Hosts Public Meeting Feb 15 on Woodbury Ave. Traffic Calming Project
February 2, 2023The City of Portsmouth Department of Public Works is holding a public meeting on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 to present and gather feedback on proposed traffic calming measures on Woodbury Avenue. The meeting is scheduled for 6:30 pm at New Franklin School (1 Franklin Drive, Portsmouth).
City of Portsmouth Will Plant 400 Trees for the 400th Anniversary; Portsmouth Rotary Donates 100 Trees to Celebrate its 100th
January 23, 2023CAPTION: The City of Portsmouth celebrated Arbor Day in 2022 by planting trees around the city.
Portsmouth Department of Public Works Hosts Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on November 12, 2022
October 18, 2022The Portsmouth Department of Public Works will hold its biannual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Saturday, November 12, 2022, at the Public Works facility at 680 Peverly Hill Road. Residents of Portsmouth, Greenland and Newington are encouraged to bring household chemicals for safe disposal between 8 am and 12 noon. Proof of residency is required.