Water Outages
The information below is provided by the Water Resources department and reflects unexpected water interruptions and scheduled water outages. To be notified of interruptions or outages in an area, residents may register contact information with the City's Citizens Alert service. This site allows users to receive important information from the City of Asheville.
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For information about any water interruption, please contact (828) 251-1122 or (828) 259-5975, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. 4 p.m.
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Current outages
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Scheduled Outages
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(1) may 11, 2012
Deltalert for Melrose Avenue beginning May 15, 2012
This is an informational notification from The City of Asheville Water Resources Department letting you know we will be installing new water line infrastructure on Melrose Avenue, Woodvale Avenue, and Lynmar Avenue in the coming weeks. The construction area will consist of Melrose Avenue from Gracelyn Road to Lynmar Avenue on May 15, 2012. In the following weeks, construction will continue on Melrose Avenue, Lynmar Avenue, and Woodvale Avenue.
During construction, there will be scheduled water outages and possible road closures as construction progresses. Construction and road closures have a projected completion date of July 31, 2012. Our construction crew will work Tuesday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., weather permitting, until the project is complete.
The days of May 21, 2012 Through May 24, 2012 the construction crew will be installing new water lines. During this construction, please be aware that any vehicles that will need to travel during this time should be parked outside of the closed work area prior to any construction and road closures
You will receive weekly updates, every Friday, with road closures, water interruptions, and other pertinent information regarding the project that directly affects you as water customers. As always, it is good to keep vehicles parked off the street and clear of the immediate path of construction
We apologize for any inconvenience that our construction will cause. We know that dealing with construction projects in a neighborhood can be frustrating. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the Water Maintenance Division anytime at 828-259-5975.
(2) may 21, 2012
Scheduled Water Interruption: Rutherford Road (West District)
The City of Asheville has scheduled water interruption on May 21, 2012 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m for the following roads: Rutherford Road, Fairfield Terrace, Fairfield Drive and Forsythia Lane (West District). This scheduled interruption is for the tie in of a new water line.