-- Utility Work to Occur --

HRSD, your regional wastewater treatment utility, is undertaking a project to inspect and perform maintenance on the sanitary sewer piping along Hamilton Avenue. This work should take place primarily between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday.

PORTSMOUTH – Motorists are advised that HRSD will be performing sanitary sewer pipeline improvements on Elmhurst Lane between Green Meadow Drive and Dovenshire Street that requires a road closure. During this work, traffic will follow a signed detour as indicated on the map below. The detour is scheduled to begin as early as January 6 and is expected to remain in place for 6-8 weeks.

HRSD, your regional wastewater treatment utility, in coordination with the City of Portsmouth, is planning a project in your neighborhood to rehabilitate existing HRSD sanitary sewer pipelines that are nearing the end of their useful life. This rehabilitation project will ensure continued, reliable sewer service in the future. The answers to some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are provided on the back of this notice here.

HRSD, your regional wastewater treatment utility, is planning a project in your area to replace an existing sewer pipe valve nearing the end of its useful life. This valve replacement project will improve the sewer system’s performance and ensure continued, reliable sewer service in the future. The answers to some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are provided here.

--City of Portsmouth--

Smoke testing of the sanitary sewer system is scheduled to take place within the Olde Towne area in the City of Portsmouth during late August.

--Utility Work To Begin--

HRSD, your regional wastewater treatment utility, is undertaking a project to inspect and perform maintenance on the sanitary sewer piping along Swannanoa Drive. This work should take place primarily between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. beginning as early as Monday, January 29th. This work can be weather and situation dependent and should not affect your water or sewer services.

CHESAPEAKE – HRSD crews worked through the night to repair a 36-inch force main failure that occurred early Saturday morning near 3025 Gum Court in Chesapeake, finalizing repairs and stopping the leak early Sunday morning. Initial assessments indicate external corrosion as the cause of damage and resulting leak. The preliminary estimated volume of wastewater spilled is approximately 500,000 gallons.

--Daytime Construction to Begin--