Asheville Water Resources spokesperson Clay Chandler said during the Nov. 18 Buncombe County Media Briefing. Some customers with plumbing installed before 1988 should continue to run taps for 30-120 seconds before consuming "Water resources lab staff ...

It was the news everyone has been waiting for... the boil water advisory, which has been in effect for weeks following Helene, has been lifted.

Residents of North Carolina’s most populous mountain city are no longer under a boil water notice, Asheville officials announced on Monday. Extensive rain and flooding from Hurricane Helene on seven-plus weeks ago severely damaged a bypass line at the North Fork Reservoir,

Asheville lifted its boil water notice this morning, city spokesperson Clay Chandler shared this morning at a press briefing. The notice was lifted after the city’s water department tested 120 samples over the weekend. Turbidity is under 15 and the city expects it to remain low enough to process and meet demand.

There was a sense of relief in the city, though some residents said they were still afraid to drink the 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.

Asheville residents were told Monday that the water is safe to drink again nearly two months after Helene damaged both water systems that serve the city. As winter approaches, western North Carolina residents are also concerned about fuel shortages needed to heat homes.