More than a Month After Helene, Asheville Restaurants Wait for Safe Drinking Water

Forty-eight days after Helene stormed through Western North Carolina, most residents and businesses in Asheville, its largest city, still lack water that is safe to drink. The storm wiped out transmission lines and stirred up the clay and sediment in the North Fork Reservoir, which provides water to most of the city. It’s not clear when the water will be safe to drink; city staff regularly update residents on system improvements and are daily testing for...