On Oct. 4, the City of Asheville provided an update on its water system through drone footage at the 4 p.m. community briefing.
Northfork: the Northfork 36-inch bypass waterline, which was re-built to be able to withstand a typical hurricane event after the flood of 2004, sustained catastrophic damage. At this location, 25 feet of ground was washed away. As of October 3, work is being done to install a pipeline that is deeper and armored.
The distribution system site at Old U.S. 70 Highway in Swannanoa had both waterlines and roads demolished. As of October 2, a lot of debris has been removed, and the roadbed is beginning reconstruction.
The Mills River Water Plant, which was formerly operating at partial capacity, is up and running and fully functionable.
There is a lot of work to do to return water to the region, the water system includes more than 1,800 thousand miles of pipes.