ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A year after Hurricane Helene left Asheville without drinking water for 53 days, city water officials joined researchers Thursday to discuss what went wrong, what went right, and what’s changing as a result.
The Asheville Water Resources Department took part in a webinar hosted by UNC Charlotte and the N.C. Collaboratory, titled “Rapid Restoration of Asheville’s Drinking Water System after Helene.”
Public Information Officer Clay Chandler, Interim Water Resources Director Bill Hart, and Compliance Manager Brenna Cook spoke candidly with students and researchers about how the city rebuilt trust and service after one of the worst infrastructure failures in western North Carolina history…