Project Overview
The City of Asheville is beginning an assessment and inventory of its stormwater system, a critical first step toward building a comprehensive, reliable picture of the system.
The assessment will help the City identify asset conditions, prioritize maintenance, recommend capital improvement projects, identify areas of localized nuisance flooding and identify erosion areas that need stabilization.
Phase one of this project will focus on the Town “Nasty” Branch watershed, from the branch’s headwaters on Beaucatcher Mountain to where it drains into the French Broad River near Lyman Street (View map of the neighborhoods in the assessment area).
Additional future assessments will incorporate other watersheds over several years until a City-wide comprehensive inventory is complete.
This project is funded at $900,000 by a combination of residents’ stormwater and a grant from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
In a February 2025 Helene Recovery Survey, residents identified strengthening infrastructure with a focus on water system improvements and climate-adaptive rebuilding as a top priority.
Contact
Shannon Simpson
Supervisor, Stormwater Quality
