Asheville, Hurricane Helene

7 weeks after Helene, Asheville now has safe drinking water
Asheville, North Carolina, residents now have safe drinking water after a boil notice was lifted Monday, more than seven weeks after Tropical Storm Helene struck on September 27.
Seven weeks after Helene, City of Asheville lifts boil water advisory
The advisory had been in effect since Hurricane Helene hit the area in late September. ASHEVILLE, N.C. — During a community briefing Sunday, Asheville Water Resources Department spokesperson Clay Chandler announced that the boil water advisory has been lifted.
Asheville lifts boil water advisory put in place after Hurricane Helene
It has taken more than seven weeks, but the City of Asheville has lifted the boil water advisory put in place after Hurricane Helene devastated parts of western North Carolina.
Asheville lifts boil water notice 53 days after Hurricane Helene, city says
More than seven weeks after Helene forced all residents of Asheville, North Carolina, to boil their water before using, the city has lifted the boil water notice.
Asheville lifts boil water notice for first time since Helene flooding
Asheville residents were told Monday that the water is safe to drink again nearly two months after Hurricane Helene caused flooding and damaged the water system.
Clean water has returned to Asheville after Helene, city says; boil water advisory lifted
The boil water advisory for city residents has been lifted after Tropical Storm Helene damaged the city's distribution system a month and a half ago.
Asheville boil water advisory lifted nearly 2 months after Helene
Asheville’s boil water advisory was lifted on Monday, Nov. 18, nearly two months after Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc on the western region of North Carolina. The advisory went into effect over 50 days ago.
City of Asheville lifts boil water advisory after Helene
The water in Asheville is officially safe again. Buncombe County Government officials confirmed the boil water advisory in Asheville has been lifted 53 days after Hurricane Helene. Asheville Water Resources Public Information Officer Clay Chandler stated in an update briefing Monday morning that the advisory has been lifted following a sample process that occurred over the weekend.
Asheville taps are clear to drink; boil water notice lifted
After a 53-day water crisis, clean water runs through Asheville’s taps once more. Asheville lifted its boil water notice this morning, city spokesperson Clay Chandler shared this morning at a press briefing.

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