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tanya rose and leslie carreiro accept the ISO 14001 environmental award

City of Asheville Water Resources Department celebrates 20 years of environmental certification

Posted on by Christy Edwards

In January 2004, the City of Asheville Water Resources Department became the first water utility in North Carolina to achieve International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001 certification. ISO 14001 is an environmental certification, received by third-party accredited auditors NSF International. Today, Water Resources proudly celebrates 20 years of environmental certification. The award is presented to [...]

fire hydrant with mountain view

Asheville City Council approves south Asheville water infrastructure improvements

Posted on by Christy Edwards

On May 9, 2023, Asheville City Council approved a contract for the engineering services of Hazen and Sawyer for improvements to the South Buncombe Pump Station and Concord Water Service Area. This water infrastructure improvement project serves portions of Biltmore Village, Shiloh, Sweeten Creek, Royal Pines, Mills Gap and Concord water service areas. This project [...]

Climate Justice Data Map provides valuable information during water outage

Posted on by Christy Edwards

Climate Justice tools and resources can help operationalize lessons and information gathered in “clear skies” times to react and respond with informed, data driven actions during times of stress and crisis. Reports and data sets from the multi-year process of analyzing Asheville’s climate threats and assets, interviewing community members and hosting community conversations culminated in [...]

City offices to close on Friday, April 7

Posted on by Jessica Hughes

Asheville City government offices will be closed Friday, April 7 . Here is a look at City services affected by this holiday. ART bus service ART bus service routes and facilities will operate on a holiday schedule, which is the same as the Sunday schedule. Good Friday is one of six days ART runs on a reduced [...]

glass filled with tap water

UPDATE: City of Asheville Water Department requests water conservation; customers may experience low pressure, discolored water, no water

Posted on by Christy Edwards

UPDATE 12/26 at 10 p.m .-  Due to extremely cold temperatures, the City of Asheville’s Water Resources Department has been experiencing disruptions in the distribution system, including water line breaks. You may notice fluctuations in water pressure, no water, and/or discolored water. The water department crews have been continuously working on these concerns since December 24.  [...]

Women in Water Update: City of Asheville all female Tap team takes tops in state

Posted on by Kim Miller

UPDATE: So how did our women’s Tap Team do?  Tops in the state!  Team “Purple Reign” lived up to its name, turning in a strong performance and establishing  its “reign” as the best in North Carolina in their division. Congratulations to the entire City of Asheville Water Department and all the staff representing high quality work in every [...]

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