CLYDE, N.C. (WLOS) — Helene showed how critical it is to have a reliable water supply during a disaster. A new project in Haywood County aims to help provide a more reliable system county-wide.
“The interconnect goes both ways; [it] connects two separate water treatment plants into a county-wide emergency interconnect system,” said Robert Hites, Haywood County water interconnect project coordinator.
During Helene, the County faced many issues, one being getting water to residents in both Canton and Clyde…