HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — As drought conditions intensify across the mountains, some western North Carolina counties say their water systems are better prepared than in years past.
Hendersonville leaders point to a new water source they say could help protect the supply, even as dry conditions worsen across the region.
“This part of the state is under a drought, which ultimately and historically has affected our water supply. However, with the new French Broad River intake, we are much less vulnerable to those drought conditions,” said Adam Steurer, Hendersonville’s utilities director…