By Kendra Pierre-Louis, Zahra Hirji and Michael Smith, Insurance Journal October 18, 2024 Hurricanes Helene and Milton devastated swaths of the southeastern US by bringing too much water. Now, communities are struggling with the opposite problem: too little of it. The North Fork Water Treatment Plant supplies most of the drinking water to Asheville, North Carolina, and some surrounding… >> Read More
By Joel Rose, Rolando Arrieta, NPR October 13, 2024 ASHEVILLE, N.C. — At a public housing complex, volunteers knock on apartment doors offering assistance with an activity most of us take for granted. They carry 5-gallon buckets of water to flush the toilets of grateful residents like John Brown. “I appreciate the fantastic work you… >> Read More
By Daphne Psaledakis and Jarrett Renshaw, Reuters October 10, 2024 The Biden administration finalized a landmark rule on Tuesday that would require water utilities to replace virtually every lead pipe in the country within 10 years, tackling a major threat that is particularly dangerous to infants and children. The White House has made removing every… >> Read More
By Laura Hackett, BPR News September 29, 2024 Nearly 100,000 Asheville residents may not have access to water for weeks, according to a press release shared by the city on Sunday afternoon. “Extensive repairs are required to treatment facilities, underground and aboveground water pipes, and to roads that have washed away which are preventing water… >> Read More
By Noah Jampol, Thecooldown.com September 25, 2024 For the first time in state history, California is placing permanent water restrictions on cities and towns. As the San Francisco Chronicle reported, the State Water Resources Control Board approved the landmark measure this summer. The new policy will have a major impact with some suppliers having to make… >> Read More