The City of Asheville (North Carolina) council has unanimously approved two contracts totaling $55.7 million for temporary pretreatment systems at its water treatment plants. A $36.9 million contract with CDM Smith Inc. will establish a temporary system at the North Fork Water Treatment Plant, which supplies 70% of the city's water. Additionally, an $18.8 million contract with Bering-Weston JV will manage a temporary pretreatment system at the William DeBruhl Water Treatment Plant.
These emergency measures are in response to significant damage caused by Hurricane Helene, which clogged the North Fork Reservoir with mud and shut down both of its main pipelines.
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