Buncombe County and Asheville city leaders provide an update on the recovery progress following Helene on Nov. 13.

Tanks of aluminum sulfate sit near the edge of the North Fork Reservoir, which supplies 80 percent of Asheville's water. The chemical is mixed with caustic soda to foster coagulation and sinking of ...

This week, the city is poised to enter its third round of in-lake treatment with a combination of aluminum sulfate and ...

Marigolds don't just make the perfect table centerpiece, but they can also be used to conduct a creative and beautiful dyeing ...

Acid sulfate soils are characterized by their orange hue and their tendency to kill surrounding vegetation and fish. Anders ...

As the murkiness of North Fork Reservoir continues to improve — some residents noticed clearer tap water over the weekend — ...

The mid-December timeline set by the Corps is a "best-case scenario," said City Water Resources spokesperson Clay Chandler.

Stormwater ponds accumulate nutrients that drive algae growth. The county wants to pull those nutrients out of the water for ...

In mid October, the city’s water department treated the water in the 350-acre North Fork Reservoir with aluminum sulfate, a salt that was supposed to clear up the water near the surface by ...

Asheville’s tap water still isn’t safe to drink unless residents boil it first. Will city’s new effort to clear up the murky water work?