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Resident tells Spruce Pine council household water is discolored and 'undrinkable'
Summary
A resident told the Spruce Pine Town Council that household water has been black and undrinkable for about a year to a year and a half, that an installed filter costing about $1,000 failed to fix it, and requested follow-up; the council agreed to have the public works director investigate.
At a Spruce Pine Town Council meeting, a resident said their household water has been discolored and "black" for roughly a year to a year and a half and that recent home filtration did not resolve the problem.
The resident (identified in the transcript only as "the resident") showed samples and said the water looks "like slime" and that "we can't drink this," adding that a filter installed two or three months earlier after months of trouble cost about $1,000 and has not fixed the issue. The comments were part of the public-comment period, during which speakers are limited to three minutes under the council's stated rules.
The claim raises public-health concerns for residents who rely on the town water system. The chair of the meeting said he would have the public works director follow up and asked staff to get back to the speaker with next steps.
Council members did not record test results, a timeline for investigation, or any formal remediation plan on the transcript. The resident urged the council to explain the cause and to take corrective action.
The meeting proceeded to other agenda items after the chair said staff would follow up. No testing results or remedial commitments beyond an administrative follow-up were recorded in the available transcript.
