Single-Use Plastic Reduction Asheville City Council has directed the Sustainability Department to take a phased approach to reduce the consumption of single-use plastic.
Lead Awareness The City of Asheville’s Water Resources Department has been proactively preparing for changes to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Lead and Copper Rule since early 2019. Now that the changes have been finalized, the City of Asheville has a strategy in place to meet three key mandates of the revised rule: the creation of a Service Line Inventory, lead testing in elementary schools and daycares, and Lead and Copper Rule sampling.
Municipal Climate Action Plan The Municipal Climate Action Plan will incorporate all new additions of policies and resolutions while creating a roadmap on how to accomplish adopted goals and identify those most impactful at carbon mitigation and climate resiliency.
Happy World Environmental Education Day from the WNC Nature Center Posted on January 26, 2023 by Jessica Hughes World Environmental Education Day was conceived in 1972 to celebrate, learn, and help the planet that supports us. At the WNC Nature Center, we aim to reach these goals all year. The Nature Center is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). As AZA members, we adhere [...]
ART Service Alert Posted on January 14, 2023January 14, 2023 by Kim Miller UPDATE 3:00PM Route S4 is now up and running. We will update as road conditions improve. UPDATE 9:10AM Some ART routes are back in service. We will update you as City crews continue working on the roads. The following routes/locations will not be able to be accessed until conditions improve: 170 – No Haw Creek S5 – No River Ridge S4 not [...]
City of Asheville Water Department announces proposed Water Shortage Response Plan Posted on December 2, 2022 by Kim Miller Every five years, the City of Asheville Water Resources Department is required by North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) to review the Water Shortage Response Plan (WSRP). This is not in response or reaction to any recent events, but it is a planned update to a required document.The department has recently updated the plan [...]