Water Utility Department

For after hours EMERGENCY service please call Pennichuck Water Works (603) 882-5191.

Department Responsibilities

The Water Utility office is responsible for customer service, billings and payment processing for the Town's Water and Fire Service operations.

The Town of Hudson contracts with Pennichuck Water Works to provide overall operational services to the Hudson Water Utility.                                                                                            

       

Authority

RSA 38:4 authorizes the Town to establish ownership of a water system through the Annual or a Special Town Meeting; and the Town on January 13, 1998, held a Special Town Meeting through which the acquisition of the Water System from Consumers New Hampshire Water Company was approved by a greater than 2/3 majority; and RSA 38:26(1) authorizes a municipality, through its Board of Selectman, to adopt such ordinances and bylaws relating to the water system or structures as required for proper maintenance and operation, which includes the authority to create a Water Utility Committee with duties prescribed by the Board of Selectman.