Helene Recovery & Info
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Water flowing to more areas of Asheville, but sediment remains a challenge • Asheville Watchdog
The water is flowing again in parts of Asheville’s water system, 19 days after Tropical Storm Helene destroyed main distribution lines from the North Fork Reservoir, but it is not potable and not likely to be anytime soon. At the Monday daily briefing, Asheville Assistant City Manager Ben Woody...
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Talked to several of my friends who recently got back from deployments to WNC. They are mostly a conservative bunch but were very fed up with the misinformation that was being spread about the response out there. They were able to cite specific instances of threats to workers delaying their operations. These are guys who worked their asses off out there, ultimately on FEMA's dime, only to come home and be told how nothing is being done.
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Answer Man: Why won’t Duke Energy just bury the lines? And other power restoration questions. Any looting in downtown Asheville? Why is the landfill still charging residents for storm debris? • Asheville Watchdog
Today’s batch of Helene questions and answers includes the motherlode of Duke Energy questions. Duke spokesperson Bill Norton answered these all in a flurry late last week, so I’m getting all five of them all out the door today, along with one question regarding reports of looting and another...
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"Due to increasing instances of visitors entering closed areas and disregarding or vandalizing safety barriers, the post said rangers will begin enforcing closure violations and issuing citations as necessary.”
Visitors face citations for entering closed sections of Blue Ridge Parkway
Visitors face citations for entering closed sections of Blue Ridge Parkway
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We got water back in West Asheville two days ago. Huge difference to be able to flush your toilet without a bucket.
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Is it potable yet?
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Hell no. That's weeks away yet.
Power seems to be coming back on for lots of folks, just in time for the cold weather. Ready.gov lists outages from the 4 potential providers:
Buncombe 807
Forsyth 294
Haywood 20
Henderson 316
Madison 230
Mcdowell 94
Mitchell 1,664
Rutherford 276
Watauga 28
Yancey 3,645
The others just single-digits
Buncombe 807
Forsyth 294
Haywood 20
Henderson 316
Madison 230
Mcdowell 94
Mitchell 1,664
Rutherford 276
Watauga 28
Yancey 3,645
The others just single-digits
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Link: Hurricane Helene underscores need for more solar-battery microgrids
Don't know whether the micro grid project in Hot Springs, NC has been discussed on this thread. But the link is an interesting discussion in the advantages of micro grids in situations like Helene.
Don't know whether the micro grid project in Hot Springs, NC has been discussed on this thread. But the link is an interesting discussion in the advantages of micro grids in situations like Helene.
Buncombe County Schools will start back next week, with Wednesday and Thursday being staff/teacher work days and Friday being the first day back for kids. Many of the teachers and staff are still trying to put their lives back together and are not happy about it.
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They must have gotten enough water tankers lined up to service their schools because they still have several schools with no water. And, I'll be interested to see what they're gonna do at the schools in the Owen district because that area got obliterated.
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Seems bougie, but glad you’re enjoying it.
