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Welcome to the Portsmouth
Water and Fire District site.

The Portsmouth Water and Fire District is a quasi-municipal, governmental agency created in 1952 by act of the Rhode Island General Assembly. The District was created to obtain and maintain for the District a supply of water for the extinguishing of fire, and for distribution to the inhabitants of the district, for domestic use and for other purposes. The District encompasses all of Portsmouth, located on Aquidneck Island, exclusive of the Redwood Farms, Bay View, Raytheon and Melville areas.

The District is governed by a seven-member Administrative Board, which is elected by the registered voters within the District. The District holds an annual election of officers on the second Wednesday in June. The Board meets on the first and third Tuesday of every month at 7:15 PM at the District's main office.

Although the Portsmouth Water and Fire district is not affiliated legally or administratively with the Town of Portsmouth, the District and Town work cooperatively whenever possible to best serve their common constituents.