In Asheville, N.C., many residents may be without drinking water for weeks
Briefly

"We were going around the house labeling buckets as 'flush only' or 'tap water not filtered' and then 'filtered water' or 'drinkable,' Ramo says..."
"The city of Asheville does not recommend drinking creek water. But it took days after the storm for the county to set up sites to give out bottled water..."
"The water system was catastrophically damaged, and we do have a long road ahead, said Ben Woody, assistant city manager in Asheville..."
"That's how the flood and deluge was, it washed away not only the mainline but it washed away the line that they had put in to prevent..."
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