Asheville City government offices will be closed Monday, January 15, 2024 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Here is a look at City services affected by this holiday. Trash and recycling Though City offices will be closed, Sanitation collection services will run on schedule. Residential trash and recycling will be collected as normal, Monday-Thursday, [...]
With cold weather on the way - City of Asheville staff is standing by, ready to serve the community
What are PFAS? Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are man-made chemicals contained in many commonly used household products. PFAS are also sometimes found in the air we breathe, in some foods, in drinking water, and even in rainfall. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has enacted a new regulation that will require drinking water from public utilities like [...]
This Week’s Guests: Asheville Fire Department Public Information Officer Kelley Klope and Water Resources Communications Specialist Clay Chandler share tips and tricks for getting your home and family ready to face the winter months ahead.
Winter weather is here in the mountains. The Water Resources Department has taken additional measures to continue to be able to provide service in extremem conditions.
With winter quickly approaching, the City of Asheville Water Resources Department is encouraging our customers to follow best practices for the prevention of freezing water pipes.
City offices to close Thursday, November 23 and Friday, November 24 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. This article contains information about holiday service schdeules.
Backflow Assembly The City of Asheville (CoA) is sending letters to customers who recently installed a well or water shortage tank and will need to install a backflow assembly. Action must be taken to protect the CoA’s water system from contamination due to backflow. All water accounts that have a connection to a well or water storage [...]
The City of Asheville (CoA) is sending letters to customers who recently installed a well or water shortage tank and will need to install a backflow assembly. Action must be taken to protect the CoA’s water system from contamination due to backflow. NC Water Warn is working with the CoA and will be testing backflow assemblies [...]
City Council received the report and presentation from the Independent Review Committee (IRC) at the Council’s scheduled June 13 meeting. The IRC was seated to review the water outage experienced by some City of Asheville water customers in late December 2022 and early January 2023. “We thank the IRC members for their diligent work and volunteer [...]