Ten months after Tropical Storm Helene wrought devastation on our area, a key safety feature of the North Fork Reservoir’s dam has not been replaced and likely won’t be until next year — after the end ...

ASHEVILLE - From a vantage point along stretches of the Blue Ridge Parkway, at popular peaks like Craggy Pinnacle, you might glimpse a shimmering 5.8 billion-gallon lake, fed by mountain streams. It ...

(The Center Square) – Water filtration capacity continues to increase as turbidity improves daily following infrastructure damage caused by Hurricane Helene at a North Carolina reservoir. The North ...

Equipment used to install turbidity-reducing curtains sat on the shore of North Lake Reservoir in October. At the time, Asheville water system customers were under a boil water notice more than a ...

Buncombe County operations during the 2024 Presidential General Election went smoothly. The County had a high turnout of nearly 74%. This is not as high as 2020 with 78% but it is high turnout for the ...

The Monday, Dec. 9, Buncombe County Helene recovery briefing covered information on North Fork Reservoir turbidity, lead testing, Helene relief deadlines, and more. Briefings go live on the Buncombe ...

ASHEVILLE - In bracing for the winter months, and the potential for storms or heavy winds to stir up sediment at the already turbid North Fork reservoir, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is bringing ...