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Water resources warn temporary pretreatment systems must remain as reservoirs shed sediment after storm Helene
Summary
City water resources staff told Asheville City Council June 5 that temporary dissolved air flotation (DAF) pretreatment systems installed after Tropical Storm Helene remain necessary to protect the water treatment plants at North Fork and DeBruel, and that the city faces elevated sediment and turbidity risks until permanent solutions are built.
City water resources staff told Asheville City Council June 5 that temporary pretreatment systems installed after Tropical Storm Helene remain necessary to protect the water treatment plants at North Fork and DeBruel, and that the city faces elevated sediment and turbidity risks until permanent solutions are built.
Clay Chandler, water resources staff, said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers installed temporary pretreatment systems to reduce turbidity at both North Fork and DeBruel and that “these temporary systems provide a critical layer of resilience at both of the treatment facilities.” Chandler said the Corps’ original lease was extended 90 days and that the lease termination is now set for early August.
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