After nearly two months without clean drinking water, Asheville residents can now resume drinking from their taps. The City of Asheville has lifted its boil-water notice after tests performed over the weekend came back clear of E.

Asheville Water Resources spokesperson Clay Chandler said during the Nov. 18 Buncombe County Media Briefing. Some customers with plumbing installed before 1988 should continue to run taps for 30-120 seconds before consuming "Water resources lab staff ...

Asheville lifted its boil water notice this morning, city spokesperson Clay Chandler shared this morning at a press briefing. The notice was lifted after the city’s water department tested 120 samples over the weekend. Turbidity is under 15 and the city expects it to remain low enough to process and meet demand.

Asheville, North Carolina, residents could have a boil water notice lifted as soon as Tuesday, more than seven weeks after Hurricane Helene struck on September 27.

There was a sense of relief in the city, though some residents said they were still afraid to drink the water.

Asheville residents were told Monday that the water is safe to drink again nearly two months after Helene damaged both water systems that serve the city. As winter approaches, western North Carolina residents are also concerned about fuel shortages needed to heat homes.

Asheville, North Carolina, residents now have safe drinking water after a boil notice was lifted Monday, more than seven weeks after Tropical Storm Helene struck on September 27.

The water in Asheville is officially safe again. Buncombe County Government officials confirmed the boil water advisory in Asheville has been lifted 53 days after Hurricane Helene. Asheville Water Resources Public Information Officer Clay Chandler stated in an update briefing Monday morning that the advisory has been lifted following a sample process that occurred over the weekend.